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The Difficulties of Patent Busting

Posted by michael on from the uphill-both-ways-in-the-snow dept.

wheresjim writes "An article on CNN.com entitled 'Tough road for patent-busters' describes the hard road one has to follow to get a questionable patent revoked. According to the article, of the approx 7,000,000 existing patents, only 614 have been revoked, and only 3927 have had their claims narrowed."

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  1. Someone should... by fiannaFailMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    patent the process of getting a patent revoked.

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  2. Too bad... by OrthodonticJake · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a shame how Einstein had to go into physics; we really needed him at the patent office. What a waste.

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  3. Re:Article a bit misleading by Ian+Peon · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not a crazy patent.
    This is a crazy patent!

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