Prof. Lessig reports the breathtakingly clue-deprived opinions of the USPTO on open source software.
The patent office was trying to pull the plug on a WIPO meeting that had open source on the agenda. Lois Boland, director of international relations for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is quoted as saying saying:
US Patent Office Opposes Open Source
Courtesy of Adina Levin’s weblog BookBlog: US Patent Office Opposes Open Source: "Prof. Lessig reports the breathtakingly clue-deprived opinions of the USPTO on open source software. The patent office was trying to pull the plug on a WIPO meeting …