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August 21, 2007
Promoting the Progress of Science
United
States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, on "Powers of Congress": "To promote
the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to
Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and
Discoveries"
Today, the Federal Register announces a significant step in the opposite direction: limiting inventors the exclusive right to their discoveries. At least the USPTO feels it is conveniencing itself. After all, what could be more important than a government agency making life easy for itself by limiting its services (fully paid services, no less)?!
Posted by Patent Hawk at August 21, 2007 10:59 AM | Prosecution