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Tag: Patent Law

A New Approach To Patent Reform

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By Michael Meurer

Patents are supposed to cover new and innovative inventions, so why are there patents on old or obvious creations such as a stick, a method of swinging on a swing, and bread with the crust cut off?

Tags: Michael Meurer, Patent Law, Patent Reform

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