"....At the same time Crawford's patent was being prosecuted, more than
5,000 other patents were issued for "the same thing," Martin says."
"... In 2000, for example, the patent office granted a patent on making
toast — patent number 6080436, "Bread Refreshing Method.""
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/26/138576167/when-patents-attack?sc=nl&cc=es-20110731
Article on technology patents, mainly in IT sector. Corrupted model of
patenting and implications.
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