Re:The disappearing inventor
by higherpurpose on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @06:14PM
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I think the Patent Office and the people backing patents would disagree with that - we have more patents than we've ever had and the rate of new patents is increasing - therefore that must mean inventions are on the rise...
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Re:The disappearing inventor
by mullingitover on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @06:35PM
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> therefore that must mean inventions are on the rise...
Or that the level of incompetence at the patent office is on the rise, or that people are getting better at gaming the system...