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Stupid Patent of the Month

Posted on 2015-07-312015-07-31 by Daniel Fishman

Method and device for interactive virtual control of sexual aids using digital computer networks

 

 

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EFF’s Stupid Patent of the Month

Posted on 2014-08-082014-08-08 by Daniel Fishman

EFF initiates a new blog – Stupid Patent of the Month, featuring spectacularly dumb patents that have been recently issued or asserted. With this series, we hope to illustrate by example just how badly reform is needed—at the Patent Office, in court, and in Congress.

Patent Reform by Example – Tesla Opens Up Patents

Posted on 2014-06-122014-06-12 by Daniel Fishman

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced in a blog post he has "Open Sourced" Tesla's electronic vehicle patents.  

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