We critics of the PTO and the evolution of IP law need to follow this closely to make sure that its decisions reflect appropriate attention to such things as prior art and non-obviousness. Is this the time to begin to organize to make our influence felt?
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PTO may open up to public comment
Alan Sipress at the Washington Post link here reports that the Patent Office will begin opening some of its applications to public comment and that the process, initially experimental, may evolve and become Wiki-like. This is not new news as Slashdot reports link here and link here, but seems to promise more change, as the PTO is overwhelmed and increasingly criticized for its decisions.
[Posted at 03/05/2007 05:32 AM by John Bennett on IP in the News 
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Zachary Roth the Washington Monthly posts today on the link here on this Post story. He also refers you to a piece he wrote and published in the Washington Monthly in June 1005 titled The Monopoly Factory link here. The comments on the blog post are also worth reading.
[Comment at 03/05/2007 12:13 PM by John Bennett]
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