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Events on Wednesday 29 May 1624 1
1624Statute of Monopolies enacted in EnglandParliament curbs royal monopoly grants and protects inventors' patentsThe English Parliament passed the Statute of Monopolies, restricting the Crown's power to grant commercial monopolies while carving out an exception for patents on genuine new inventions. It is regarded as a foundational statute in the history of patent law.