Enforcement by patent trolls of poor quality patents has led to criticism of the patent office as well as the system itself. Patents on pharmaceuticals...

of patents and patent law is generally considered to have started with the Venetian Statute of 1474. There is some evidence that some form of patent rights...

computer-implemented inventions. Policy debate on software patents has been active for years. The opponents to software patents have gained more visibility with fewer resources...

Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments...

Of those, 6,242 were patent examiners (almost all of whom were assigned to examine utility patents; only 99 were assigned to examine design patents)...

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ownership of patents more liquid, thereby creating incentives to innovate and patent. Patent Licensing Entities also argue that aggregating patents in the...

This is a list of notable techno-thriller novels, novel series, and collections of linked short stories. ‘Techno-thriller’ Novels and Recent American...

types of patents. Particular types of patents for inventions include biological patents, business method patents, chemical patents and software patents. Although...

competent for adjudicating patent infringement of national patents, national parts of European patents and Eurasian patents when the infringement takes...

applicability of patents to substances and processes wholly or partially natural in origin is a subject of debate. Business method patent – includes patents on new...

programs and the Patent Cooperation Treaty Software patents under national laws: Software patents under United States patent law Software patents under United...

Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: Academic criticism...

of corporate personhood and corporate welfare. The USPP has also made a priority to advocate for changes in the copyright laws and removal of patents...

suggests, that the patent owners identify in advance, which patents they intend to list in the Orange Book, and have these patents examined by USPTO's...

company and coffeehouse chain, is the subject of multiple controversies. Public and employee criticism against the company has come from around the world...

that ever-expansive monopolies in the form of copyright extensions, software patents, and business method patents harm the public interest. More recently...

The opposite of self-criticism would be someone who has a coherent, comprehensive, and generally positive self-identity. Self-criticism is often associated...

that patents fail to provide incentives for innovations which are not commercially marketable. Stiglitz provides the idea of prizes instead of patents to...

A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organization which controls the issue of patents. In other words, "patent offices are government...

genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is...

patents". The Recorder. "When Patents Attack". NPR. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012. Galante, Suzanne (8 July 1997). "Trend Micro wages patent war"...

based on the Swedish Pirate Party. The party is focused on copyright and patent reform, internet freedom, and government transparency. The party was founded...

Art criticism is the discussion or evaluation of visual art. Art critics usually criticize art in the context of aesthetics or the theory of beauty. A...

important advantage of patents (compared to trade secrets) is that patents assure the monopoly of their owners, even when the patented subject matter is...

distinct from patent litigation, which describes legal action relating to the infringement of patents. The rules and laws governing patent prosecution are...

Social criticism is a form of academic or journalistic criticism focusing on social issues in contemporary society, in respect to perceived injustices...

several Internet activists, including Birgitta Jónsdóttir (previously a member of the Movement). The party successfully applied for the ballot list letter Þ...

and consumer electronics company Huawei has faced numerous criticisms for various aspects of its operations, particularly in regards to cybersecurity,...

Kingdom patents can be reviewed by way of a non-binding opinion issued by the Patent Office, or by formal applications for revocation before the Patent Office...