Patents lite - Aussies pioneer a cheap and easy way to protect inventions.

This article discusses a cheap way to protect inventions known as the petty patent. It provides some patent-like protection, but the scope and duration of that protection is less than that for inventions that qualify for a standard patent. Although they are cheap and easy, it has its flaws depending...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 41, 11 (2004).
Main Author: Frank, S.J
Format: Article
Language:English
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