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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
121 - Material on Ross' campaign to receive monetary reward for his discovery of the mosquito transmission of malaria
08 - Material relating to the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors and the ethics of patenting medical discoveries
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GB 0809 Ross/121/08/16
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Item
Title
Copy of a letter from Ross to the P Tindal-Robertson, Secretary, Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors
Date
16/12/1919
Description
Asks how he should apply to have his case argued before the Royal Commission and disputes the thesis that medical etiquette prevents medical men profiting by their discoveries. Cites the case of a patent covering preparation of vaccines being granted to D Thompson and also disputes the limit of fourteen years as he sent a petition to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1913
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Open
Language
English
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