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KinsellaLaw Web Log
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Thursday, July 25, 2002
Free Patent Copies:
The following free, multi-country patent retrieval software was recommended by Carl Oppedahl on the EFS list: GetIPDL (installation/usage tips). Similar tools/links found here. 
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Patent on a Stick:
A recent US patent (Delphion version) covers a WOODEN STICK or TREE BRANCH for a dog to play with. I am not, repeat, not, making this up.
Thursday, July 11, 2002
A patent on patenting...:
A recently-published US patent application (not yet issued): Computer implemented method of paying intellectual property annuity and maintenance fees. Uhh... a patent on a method for paying patent annuities. Whatever. For more "curious" patents, see this link.
The Case Against Intellectual Property:
A recent article of interest to IP lawyers of a normative bent: The Case Against Intellectual Property, by Michele Boldrin (University of Minnesota) and David K. Levine (UCLA).
Thursday, July 04, 2002
Is IP worth the cost?:
Interesting new article, Patents and Copyrights: Do the Benefits Exceed the Costs?, Julio H. Cole, Journal of Libertarian Studies. Most of us IP lawyers either hope so, or don't much care.
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