[ NNSquad ] Extensive overview of patent madness (New York Times)

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Extensive overview of patent madness (New York Times)

http://j.mp/QXDe5e  (New York Times)

    As a result, some patents are so broad that they allow patent holders
    to claim sweeping ownership of seemingly unrelated products built by
    others. Often, companies are sued for violating patents they never
    knew existed or never dreamed might apply to their creations, at a
    cost shouldered by consumers in the form of higher prices and fewer
    choices.  "There's a real chaos," said Richard A. Posner, a federal
    appellate judge who has helped shape patent law, in an interview. "The
    standards for granting patents are too loose."

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They ain't just whistling Dixie.

--Lauren--
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