Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to promote progress in science and the useful arts by granting authors and inventors exclusive rights to their writings and discoveries for limited times.
All labels observed (1)
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| Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8672789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution Context triple: [Patent Clause of the United States Constitution, locatedInText, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution]
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution is the provision granting Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district (now Washington, D.C.) and certain federal properties.
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Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution enumerates the specific powers of Congress, including the Necessary and Proper Clause that underpins much of federal legislative authority.
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C.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the Commerce Clause, grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Native American tribes.
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D.
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4 is the provision granting Congress the power to establish uniform laws on bankruptcy and naturalization throughout the United States.
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E.
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution Target entity description: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to promote progress in science and the useful arts by granting authors and inventors exclusive rights to their writings and discoveries for limited times.
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A.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution is the provision granting Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district (now Washington, D.C.) and certain federal properties.
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B.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution enumerates the specific powers of Congress, including the Necessary and Proper Clause that underpins much of federal legislative authority.
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C.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the Commerce Clause, grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Native American tribes.
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D.
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4 is the provision granting Congress the power to establish uniform laws on bankruptcy and naturalization throughout the United States.
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E.
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1788 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Copyright Clause
NERFINISHED
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Intellectual Property Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ Patent Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoEffectOn | 1789-03-04 ⓘ |
| category | intellectual property law ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisFor |
Congressional power over copyrights
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Congressional power over patents ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| draftedIn | 1787 ⓘ |
| empowers | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationFor |
United States intellectual property system
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federal copyright law in the United States ⓘ federal patent law in the United States ⓘ |
| governs |
exclusive rights in inventions
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exclusive rights in original works of authorship ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
secure exclusive rights to authors
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secure exclusive rights to inventors ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
exclusive right
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limited times ⓘ progress of science ⓘ useful arts ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 8 ⓘ |
| limits |
duration of copyright protection
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duration of patent protection ⓘ |
| locationInDocument |
Article I
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Clause 8 ⓘ Section 8 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article I of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote the progress of science
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to promote the progress of the useful arts ⓘ |
| requires | exclusive rights be granted for limited times ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
discoveries of inventors
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writings of authors ⓘ |
| text | To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; ⓘ |
| underlies |
Copyright Act of 1790
NERFINISHED
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Patent Act of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution Description of subject: Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to promote progress in science and the useful arts by granting authors and inventors exclusive rights to their writings and discoveries for limited times.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
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locatedInText
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution
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