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Patent Reviews Via Wiki

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the patents-of-the-many dept.

unboring writes "Fortune reports on a pilot program where the patent approval process would be opened to outsiders for review. Reviewers can vote and discuss on different proposals, through say a wiki. Given the many (recent and past) patent approval fiascos, this seems like a good idea. It'll be interesting to see how they would deal with the issues faced by Wikipedia."

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  1. If it would be a forum.... by RuBLed · · Score: 4, Funny

    by page 20, they would be arguing why pink ponies are pink and if [insert favorite politician] owns one.

    1. Re:If it would be a forum.... by shadowcode · · Score: 3, Funny

      So unlike Slashdot where that already happens on page 1 :)
      \o/

  2. Re:Obvious problem by heinousjay · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everything's obvious in retrospect. People seeing something for the first time claiming "I could have thought of this" have no credibility in my book, whether or not they cry out loud.

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  3. Patent pending by Black+Art · · Score: 2, Funny

    That will work... until someone patents the Wiki.

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