LinuxDevices: Linux patent program finances "defensive publications" http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112670/linuxdevices:linux-patent-program-finances-defensive-publica Posts in the discussion thread "LinuxDevices: Linux patent program finances "defensive publications"" - Defending against trolls and strategics - To limit bogus patent claims, Linux Defenders will finance and organize "defensive publications" that establish a body of new prior art by placing it into the public domain. Examiners can then use these publications to improve patent application screening, thereby theoretically leading to higher patent quality. Endorsed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), defensive publications are said to provide a form of preemptive disclosure that prevents other parties from obtaining a patent. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:42:25 +0000 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112670#post-333162 LinuxDevices: Linux patent program finances "defensive publications" http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112670/linuxdevices:linux-patent-program-finances-defensive-publica#post-333162 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:04:46 +0000 zoobab 2946 "Defending against trolls and strategics - To limit bogus patent claims, Linux Defenders will finance and organize "defensive publications" that establish a body of new prior art by placing it into the public domain. Examiners can then use these publications to improve patent application screening, thereby theoretically leading to higher patent quality. Endorsed by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), defensive publications are said to provide a form of preemptive disclosure that prevents other parties from obtaining a patent."

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