 The Statute of Monopolies dominated patent law for centuries ; it was received into the laws of many common law jurisdictions and still forms the basis for the modern patent laws of those countries : for example , the patent law of Australia is dominated by the Patents Act 1990 , which states that one test for if something is patentable is if it relates to " a manner of manufacture within the meaning of section 6 of the Statute of Monopolies " . 
