Re: [Patents] [Fwd: TIIP Newsletter 2004-2: Patent Reform]

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>]

what about reacting to this:

http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2004/posters.htm

World Intellectual Property Day 2004

nice confusion they try to promote

equating IP and innovation/creation


Bernard



On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 04:09:17PM -0400, Seth Johnson wrote:
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: TIIP Newsletter 2004-2: Patent Reform
> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:46:53 -0400
> From: Tiip Newsletter <tiip@researchoninnovation.org>
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> Newsletter
> TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
> Issue 2004-2
> 
> TWO PROPOSALS TO REFORM THE US PATENT SYSTEM
> 
> To view the contents click on:
> http://www.researchoninnovation.org/tiip/index.htm
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> * * * *
> 
> CONTENTS:
> The US economy is highly innovative. Yet in two notable public meetings,
> business executives, economists, judges and lawyers expressed deep concerns
> about the effects of the US patent system on innovation, first at the
> National Academies of Science (2000) and later at the Federal Trade
> Commission and Department of Justice (2002).
> 
> Both groups have now followed with proposals for reforming the US patent
> system. Many of the recommendations are highly technical. To facilitate
> public discussion, we analyze the main issues, summarize the proposed
> recommendations and solicit comments
> (http://www.researchoninnovation.org/tiip/archive/issue2004_2.html#comment)
> from readers. In the Fall, we will publish selected comments.
> 
> MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS:
>     - Patent Standards
>     - Patent Office Operation
>     - Patent Infringement Litigation
> 
> REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
> 
> We welcome all readers to submit brief comments (around 500 words). Comments
> can address specific recommendations (e.g., changes to the non-obviousness
> standard), the overall import of the proposed changes, or alternative
> recommendations. We will select comments to publish in the newsletter
> (perhaps excerpting from them), and we may choose to place all comments on
> the TIIP website.
> 
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