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Monsanto files patent on how to feed pigs
Another abuse of the patent system has just surfaced: Monsanto is trying to patent how to feed pigs … er … improved corn: METHODS OF FEEDING PIGS AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING BENEFICIAL FATTY ACIDS A great...
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FreeType with hinting after patent expires
From the announcement: Since May 2010, all patents regarding the TrueType bytecode interpreter have expired worldwide. Consequently, we now define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER by default (and...
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At last: Filing patents is been patented!
Just before the end of last year, a gaping hole has been closed in the struggle to turn the world in a lawyer’s playground: IBM has filed a patent that patents filing patents. Whenever you apply for a...
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Software Patents – More Harm Than Help
James Bessen did another study which shows again that software patents harm more than they help. Abstract: This report examines changes in the patenting behavior of the software industry since the...
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Martin Fowler Chimes Into Chorus Against Software Patents
In his post “Martin Fowler on Software Patents“, Martin Fowler joins the growing group of people who argue against software patents in their current form. Related: 7 Ways To Ruin A Technological...
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The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls
Another study by James E. Bessen: “The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls“ Patent trolls did cost society over $500 billion in the past 20 years. That’s not the money they sued for – that’s the...
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EFF Tries To Sanitize Patent Law
The EFF has started a new campaign to clean the patent system. I’ve blogged about the many problems of the parent system when it comes to software. If you care as well, at least spread the word. If you...
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Patent Battles are a Ridiculous Abuse of Intellectual Property Law
A human with a brain. What has the world come to? In his blog post “Capitalism“, US-Judge Richard Posner argues that “statistic indicates that capitalism is a necessary condition of economic success...
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Patently Unpatentable: Ask Patents
Ask Patents is a new website by the guys at StackExchange with the goal to answer questions about the patent system in general and to help finding prior art for certain patents. From the FAQ: What is...
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Patently Unpatentable: Remote Presence Systems
With the recent advances in 3D printing and robotics, there will be a time when traveling to conferences to meet people in person will work like this: You send a 3D scan of your head and hands to a 3D...
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