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Congress to Overhaul Patent Law

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the idle-hands dept.

karvind writes "According to story at law.com, 'lawmakers in Washington are considering changes to the patent code that would bring U.S. law closer to intellectual property standards in the rest of the industrialized world.' The stated result of Patent Reform Act of 2005, HR 2795 is supposed to make the system work 'more efficiently' and be 'less prone to litigation.'"

5 of 377 comments (clear)

  1. Re:More efficiently? by arose · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, just with one click.

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  2. Re:Cringely thinks it's a Bad Idea by Neil+Blender · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, I'm confused. Does that mean it's a Good Idea?

  3. Patent attorneys welcome the reforms... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Some patent attorneys and trade associations welcome the proposed reforms..."

    OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT...EJECT! EJECT!

  4. Re:More efficiently? by finelinebob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Besides, in about an hour is Lensecrafters, isn't it?

    (Oh who didn't see that one coming...)

    Not me ... then again, I'm nearsighted and myopic.

  5. Re:Decline of Technology in the US by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 3, Funny
    and the US will be left out in the code.

    Only on /. would a someone say a country is being "left out in the code"!

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