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FTC to Examine Patent Application Process

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-wanna-patent-russian-dressing-flavored-soda dept.

Armchair Dissident writes "The BBC is running an article that suggests that the FTC is to look into the way that patents are reviewed and issued. If this article is correct it seems that many guesses as to how patents are issued were correct; with 95% of patent applications being approved. They may also address the issue of "patent trolls"."

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  1. Re:For a moment I thought this was good... by jkabbe · · Score: 0, Troll

    500,000 unemployed engineers

    I don't think those people are engineers. I bet they're mostly zoology majors who saw an ad on tv about "getting certified" and paid some money for credentials.

  2. Re:For a moment I thought this was good... by kcbrown · · Score: 0, Troll
    It's enough to make me loose whatever faith I had left in representative democracy.

    The above is enough to make me lose whatever faith I had in people's ability to spell. :-)

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