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#33 Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World

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How to Patent Your New Pants

In 1871 alone, 19,000 applications were submitted for new utilities or inventions to the patent office. This was the era that saw the invention of the safety pin, the elevator, the typewriter and the dynamite. Jacob thought he might be able to patent his new style of pants, but his success as an inventor was not adding to the family bank account. So he decided to take a different route: He would get a partner.

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