Re: patents, money, talent, and the GPL

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 01:33:24 +0000 (GMT)

> > The Patent Office would thank us.
>
> No they won't -- they make money from patents. Presumably the more
> patents they see, the more they make.

Currently US patent examiners performance is evaluated on patents processed
_and_ accepted

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