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Patent Reform Ideas – Rethinking The Review Process

by Brian Prentice  |  April 9, 2009  |  Comments Off

Since patent reform is back on the political agenda and since I think the current proposed legislation is little more than paid-for lawmaking, I thought I’d be proactive in suggesting areas to reform that I believe would benefit everyone. I want to start with the patent review process. I am by no means an expert [...]

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Patent Reform Act or Patent Patronage Act?

by Brian Prentice  |  April 7, 2009  |  1 Comment

I’m all for reforming the patent system. But that doesn’t mean I’m all for the Patent Reform Act of 2009. While I think some of the proposals have merit the proposed legislation as a whole looks like it’s been custom designed to serve the needs of a specific set of businesses. And when some of [...]

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