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US Congress promises death to patent trolls in bipartisan law scribbling

phil dude
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peer review?

Perhaps a peer review system?

You file a patent, which is a recorded event. Protection is provided immediately, however the granting the patent allows interested parties to say "I have prior art". If parties do not complain, they cannot complain later. I would see this a bit like copyright and "mark maintenance".

So the patent filer has to show their thing is unique , and the USPTO only has to consider interested parties.

Does this sound whacky?

P.

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