http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/27/technology/27patent.html
Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul?
By SABRA CHARTRAND
Published: September 27, 2004
INCE 1793, the federal government has issued patents to inventors, giving
them exclusive ownership of an idea as well as the right to prevent others
from using it. Now some experts argue that achieving those rights stifles
innovation.
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Len
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