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Information Today October 16, 2006 K. Matthew Dames	The Patent System on Tilt: IBM Seeks to Change the Game IBM wants to change the way the patent system works, holding itself out as an exemplar of openness.
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AskMen.com March 19, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Patent An Invention Investors will not do business with you until you have that precious little number that guarantees that you own the rights to the invention. Read on to see how you can obtain a patent.
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Lee A. Hollaar	Patents 2.0 There are big problems with patents, especially software patents. A new type of patent is needed -- Congress should create a new, limited protection that protects against knockoffs without overreaching.
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IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Gunderman & Hammond	How the U.S. Patent Office's New Patent Rules Affect You What you need to know about the USPTO's new patent rules to protect your intellectual property.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Kirk Teska	The Story Behind the BlackBerry Case A single filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1991 has caused one of the largest patent disputes in recent memory, threatening to sever more than 3 million BlackBerry subscribers from their wireless e-mail service.
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