The history of the law of inventionsLaw of inventions in long twentieth century Vietnam is another fundamental inquiry undertaken by this book. To some extent, the history of the law of inventionsLaw of inventions bears some resemblance to that of the law of copyright in terms of the evolutionary phases derived from the shared historical trajectory of the country. Having developed within that broader historical context, however, the law of inventionsLaw of inventions did evidence its own historic moments and periods of development, which varies somewhat from the law of copyright. Moreover, many competing claims have been made concerning the history of the law.