A moment of patent sanity.
German Justice Dept bigwig, Elmar Hucko on 13th May 2004 said 'Under no circumstances do we want American
procedures in Europe,' Hucko
vowed with regard to the US patent process. A patent must be 'a fair
reward for a bona fide invention and not abused as a strategy to bludgeon
competitors.'
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