
Software Patents Should Be Abolished
Still think patents are about protecting the little guy? The USPTO now takes an average of 6 years to grant a patent (hat tip to Techmeme). In the long run, you’ll likely get your patent since almost anything is patentable these days, however outlandish it may be. But in the long run, we’re all dead, […]

US and UK governments prioritising Green technologies in patent applications
I was talking to Paul Craane of Chicago law firm Marshall, Gerstein & Borun today. Paul is a patent attorney an interest in Green technologies. Paul got in touch because he wanted to highlight the fact that the US Green Technology Pilot Program, a special program announced by the US Patent and Trademark office at […]