The Quality Of American Patents Has Been Deteriorating For Years; They Are Increasingly Issued For Products And Processes That Are Not Truly Innovative - Things Like The Queuing System For Netflix, Which Was Patented In 2003. Yes, It Makes Renting Movies A Snap, But Was It Really A Breakthrough Deserving Patent Protection?

-Robert Pozen

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The Quality Of American Patents Has Been

Robert Pozen

The Quality Of American Patents Has Been Deteriorating For Years; They Are Increasingly Issued For Products And Processes That Are Not Truly Innovative - Things Like The Queuing System For Netflix, Which Was Patented In 2003. Yes, It Makes Renting Movies A Snap, But Was It Really A Breakthrough Deserving Patent Protection?

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