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Why would having to pay an annual patent fee slow innovation. What it would stop is folks having a half baked idea they have no clue how to implement, getting a patent and then lurking in the shadows waiting to sue the guy who has a similar idea but actually makes it work.

Bjorn A Freeman
Posted by: bjornafreeman@...   Posted on: 03/16/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Patents should be like FCC licenses  DarthRidiculous | 03/14/06
That's a good idea!  Tony Agudo | 03/14/06
even simpler  bjornafreeman@... | 03/15/06
Copyrights and Patents both should be re-worked.  Narg | 03/15/06
Pure Poppycock  daver_z | 03/15/06
Why?  bjornafreeman@... | 03/16/06

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