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A government backed, time limited monopoly granted to inventors on their inventions. It was intended as an incentive to publish business secrets. |
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The concept is nowadays of disputable worth, and has turned [patently absurd | http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html] in the US. The USPTO is obviously run by a bunch of plonkers. |
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Modern patents are normally held by large organisations, such as [IBM] and RedHat. |
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* CopyRight |
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