From the June 2001 Scientific American Magazine | 0 comments
By Gary Stix
JuneShould someone be able to patent an invention that blatantly duplicates a previously patented creation except for some minor alterations¿changing a
rivet to a bolt, for instance? The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the judiciary that handles appeals in patent cases, has effectively said yes. Its recent
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