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The British Statute of Anne 1710 and the Statute of Monopolies 1623 are now regarded as the origin of :…

Only (i) and (ii) are correct because the British Statute of Anne, 1710 is historically recognized as the first modern copyright statute vesting rights in authors, while the…

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The British Statute of Anne 1710 and the Statute of Monopolies 1623 are now regarded as the origin of :
(i) Copyright
(ii) Patent
(iii) Design and trademark
(iv) Geographical indication

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Only (i) and (ii) are correct because the British Statute of Anne, 1710 is historically recognized as the first modern copyright statute vesting rights in authors, while the English Statute of Monopolies, 1623 laid the statutory foundation for modern patent law by restricting royal monopolies to true and first inventors of new manufactures. Laws governing industrial designs, trademarks, and geographical indications emerged through later nineteenth- and twentieth-century legislation rather than these two statutes.

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