From Bernard.Lang@inria.fr Wed, 20 Oct 1999 00:50:53 +0200
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 00:50:53 +0200
From: Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang@inria.fr
Subject: [Patents] Patents: One per 20 minutes is about 25,000 per year

an article about the increasing number of software patents

http://www.eb-mag.com/registrd/issues/9910/1099ip.htm

A tale of 
 two patent strategies 
 For profit or protection, companies are
 getting more aggressive about patents

 By Bill Roberts
 photography by Scott Peterson 



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