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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.'"

2 of 377 comments (clear)

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

    No, just with one click.

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    Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.
  2. 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!