[PIUG List] Five Reasons You Should No Longer Bother Getting U.S. Patents

PIUG members may find the following opinion piece from the January 15,
2008, BioITWorld.com newsletter to be of some interest:
 
Five Reasons You Should No Longer Bother Getting U.S. Patents
By Dennis Fernandez, Esq.
OPINION | In light of recent court decisions and proposed policy changes
affecting U.S. patent law, U.S. patents may no longer provide patentees
with the worthwhile protection originally afforded to inventors under the
legal system as an incentive and in exchange for time and resources
invested in innovation. Read more.

Yes, the baby's bath water is really dirty, but ...

Regards,

John
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John O'Neill
Manager, Library Services
 
Applied Biosystems
850 Lincoln Centre Drive MS-407
Foster City CA 94404
oneilljr_at_appliedbiosystems.com
(650) 638-5485 (Phone), (650) 638-6780 (Facsimile)

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