John of Utynam
Receiver of First English patent
About John of Utynam
John of Utynam is the recipient of the first known English patent, granted in 1449 by King Henry VI. John was a master glass-maker from Flanders who came to England to make the windows for Eton College. The patent granted him a 20-year monopoly on the making of stained glass.
The Republic of Venice had begun issuing patents to glass-makers in the early 1420s.
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Receiver of First English patent
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