5 people who proved the true worth of a patent
Levi Strauss buys revolutionary denim patent In the early 70’s an American tailor called Jacob Davies realised that he could use metal rivets on jeans to make them more durable. It may have been a seemingly tiny alteration in the clothing market but would end up evolving into a huge worldwide success. Davies was unfortunately unable to afford the patent office fees in order to adequately protect the idea so approached an unknown store owner called Levi Strauss to pay…
