Patent applications to be peer reviewed?
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UKPO considers Gowers recommendations The UK Patent Office is considering how it might implement some of the recommendations of the Gowers Review of intellectual property law in the UK. One of the suggestions Gowers made in the report was that the patent authorities should evaluate how peer review might improve the patent checking process.â¦
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High-stakes patent royalties battle enters another round.
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Conflicts with European law, they say A group of small British businesses has mounted a challenge to changes made by the Intellectual Property Office's (formerly known as the Patent Office) to the scope of the monopoly a patent holder can be granted for a software patent.â¦
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I.B.M., the nationÂs largest patent holder, will publish its patent filings on the Web for public review as part of a new policy.
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U.S. technology vendors submitted five patent applications for last Friday's launch of a Web site that allows the public to review proposals before patents are granted. Less than a week later, the public had submitted claims of previous inventions that could invalidate each one.
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A financial-services executive tracks down information needed for a patent infringement case.
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A humorous look at what  should be on product warranty questionnaires.
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OCTOBER 04, 2004  - Some things are patently ridiculous. One is the US patent system, an institution in desperate need of reform.
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Sweeping changes to U.S. patent system have been approved by Senate and House committees. The high-tech industry is pleased, but others aren't.
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The acquisition by Microsoft and Time Warner of a company with a significant portfolio of patents covering digital rights management technologies generates scrutiny by European antitrust regulators. The main focus of the investigation: Microsoft. By Wendy M. Grossman.
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Is IBM seeking to patent the very process for earning money on patents?
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Company is prolific filer of patent applications, including those for exotic technologies such as a washable keyboard and software that responds to your emotions.
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The Supreme Court is ready to hear from lawyers from Microsoft and AT&amp;T as it considers a long-running patent dispute between the industry giants.
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IBM will publish its patent applications online to share their details with the world and, perhaps, reduce the flood of patent infringement lawsuits.
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Will the product patents regime lead to unsustainably high drug prices? A demonstration against patenting of drug products in Chennai.
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Big Blue's decision to open patents to public scrutiny could spur innovation.
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This patent, as well as others, could yield information about company's plans for a "Gphone."