EFF to Fight Dubious Patents

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edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
The Electronic Frontier Foundation launched a campaign on Monday to overturn several patents that it says are having a "chilling effect" on public and consumer interest.
In a white paper posted to its website, the civil liberties group targeted 10 patents in particular, including one awarded to Amazon.com for one-click shopping and another awarded to California lawyer Lawrence Lockwood for online credit card payments. The two patents are frequently cited by critics of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as examples of how patents can do more harm than good for the software industry.
Source: Wired
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