title: Introduction: plurality in patenting: medical technology and cultures of protection.
authors.affiliation: *School of Philosophy,Religion and History of Science,University of Leeds,Leeds,LS2 9JT,UK. Email:J.F.Stark@leeds.ac.uk.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000266:history*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations