US patent programme must be compulsory to work, says project leader
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| The USPTO has created an exemption for the Peer to Patent system from this
| law, but only for those patent applicants who choose to waive their rights to
| block third party-submitted prior art. This has prompted fears that only
| uncontroversial patent applications will be put through the system and led
| Wong to say that the system could only work in the future if it is
| compulsory, and not opt-in.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/patent_programme_recommendation/
Disruptive (yet better) ideas get the cold shoulder.
Related:
New Patent Applications Up For Public Review on Peer to Patent - One From MS
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| A system for selling media clips in an offline economy. Catchy. Well,
| Microsoft always did grok the Internet. Snark.
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| At last! The iTunes killer. I surely hope you guys can deep six this one with
| prior art. Although, I must admit I find it appealing to think of a world
| where Microsoft and Hollywood hopped off the Internet and played in their own
| separate offline playground.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070709231317298
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