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____/ Phil Da Lick! on Monday 15 September 2008 08:34 : \____
> Ian Hilliard wrote:
>> <quote>
>> The world's intellectual property (IP) system is broken and the benefits of
>> biotechnology are being blocked by patent laws, according to the authors of
>> a seven-year study.
>> </quote>
>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/10/2360875.htm
>>
>> It appears that the patent system that has been foisted on the world does
>> nothing but limit innovation.
>>
>> Ian
>
> Can't remember where I saw it but I noticed a quote this weekend about
> the sheer lunacy of letting the pro-patent brigade (ie the patent
> office, and patent lawyers) direct government policy on what is
> patentable (in their eyes: everything - more applications=more
> rubberstamping=more bonuses for the uspto grunts).
>
> Kind of like letting the loonies run the asylum. Only in america.
I once read that they also receive more money if they accept applications
rather than reject them.
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