involves 1) review and discussion of posted patent applications, 2) research to locate prior art references 3) uploading prior art references relevant to the claims, 4) annotating and evaluating submitted prior art, and 5) top ten references, along with c
there is a growing recognition that cultural empowerment, distribution of wealth, and even public health are fundamentally implicated in intellectual property policy.
In the big picture, copyright must continually work to ensure that the basic building blocks of creativity are available to artists and creators, especially as new forms of art emerge.
Tired of bogus software patents? So are we! To combat these annoying and often dangerous legal weapons, EFF has launched the Patent Busting Project to take down some of worst offenders.
Here's the abstract on a recently-applied-for and utterly Onion-esque patent titled, "Process of relaying a story having a unique plot". It was granted to plotpatents.com.
Right to Create is dedicated to exposing the abuses of patent and copyright systems, demonstrating that limiting the power of the Intellectual Property Regime will result in a better world for inventors, industry, individuals, and society as a whole.
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