In re Bergy
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
596 F.2d 952 (1979)
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The court examined the history and purpose of Article I, Section 8, Clauses 8 and 18 of the Constitution, which empower Congress to promote scientific progress by granting inventors exclusive rights and to make laws necessary and proper to that end.
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What is the history and purpose behind Article I, Section 8, Clauses 8 and 18 of the Constitution?