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Microsoft, Others, File "Stealth" Patents
bobwyman writes "Microsoft and others seem to be filing large numbers of "stealth patent applications" that hide the identify of the "assignee", or owner, of a patent application even though the legal principle of 'Duty of Candor' may legally require them to disclose their interest in the patent. Concealment of patent assignees permits a number of opportunities for fraud in the patent process while also making it more difficult to study patterns of application activity and 'inventiveness.' If not already illegal to conceal assignments, there should be laws written to make it illegal in the future."
Did anyone else find that the text of the page was wider than one screen? I had to scroll right and then left again for every single line to read -- talk about bad design choices.
Or maybe it's another microsoft web-site that specifically makes the page look bad in Mozilla?
Open Source will win in the end.