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- From: Hartmut Pilch <phm@a2e.de>
- To: patents@aful.org
- Subject: GregNews: USPTO building "strong IP protection" in Iraq
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:45:57 +0200 (CEST)
A PTO examiner sent Greg the following lament:
Greg,
Want to tell me WHAT EARTHLY GOOD THIS DOES? What IP? Making Fire?
They're trying to get BREAD AND WATER, fergawdsake! AS WE BEGIN OUR
THIRD YEAR WITHOUT EXAMINER EDUCATION...
(from the PTO Intranet:)
Assignment Iraq
Linda Lourie, an Attorney-Advisor in the USPTO's Office of External
Affairs has begun an assignment in Iraq to assist the Coalition
Provisional Authority (CPA) in rebuilding that nation's intellectual
property offices.
Attorney-Advisor Lourie will be working within the commercial law
section and will focus her efforts on bringing Iraq's IP law in
compliance with international treaties and modern standards. ....
Developing strong intellectual property protection in Iraq is a high
priority for the Coalition Provisional Authority, particularly since
it will encourage foreign and local investment in IP dependent
industries. Ms. Lourie expects to be in Iraq for three to four
months.
...
--
Hartmut Pilch, FFII & Eurolinux Alliance tel. +49-89-18979927
Protecting Innovation against Patent Inflation http://swpat.ffii.org/
300,000 votes 2000 firms against software patents http://noepatents.org/
- GregNews: USPTO building "strong IP protection" in Iraq, Hartmut Pilch
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