US Patent Office considers patent reviews via wikis

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08-17-2006, 10:46 AM,

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US Patent Office considers patent reviews via wikis

Quote:he problem: an epidemic of shoddy patents.

The solution: Wikipedia?

That's the basic concept behind a pilot program sponsored by IBM and other companies, which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appears poised to green-light. The project would apply an advisory version of the wiki approach to the patent-approval process.

The issue is that patent applications have tripled in the past two decades, leaving examiners only 20 hours on average to comb through a complex application, research past inventions, and decide whether a patent should be granted...

full article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/f...ahoo_quote

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