patent office

created by chromatic
(place) by chromatic (5.5 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:35:15
A government office in the United States charged with the duty of approving patents to citizens.

Often criticized for allowing large corporations to patent widely-used prior art, especially with regards to software.

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