The so-called reform, which was proposed as an Easy Fix™ to be applied to the USPTO, has always been rather impotent. It kept the problems in tact where intellectual monopolies could benefit and perhaps harmed some of the smaller players, including the patent trolls

The Obama rule against software patents; studies suggest intellectual monopolies are harmful

Yet another piece of academic research shows the obvious - that intellectual monopolies serve in obstructing competition

A summary of patent news of relevance to Free software

Scientific study supports what everyone already knows - that intellectual monopolies reduce pace of progress

Videos from Iceland with focus on intellectual monopoly laws

In a welcome gesture on October 16, Dr. Richard Stallman made a public note supporting the Swedish Pirate Party’s position regarding trademarks, patent monopolies, and copyright monopolies.

Glyn Moody: «Here's a brilliant, must-read feature exposing some of the hidden agendas of the Green Revolution and the dark side of the Gates Foundation's work in Africa.In particular, it makes explicit the symmetry of Microsoft and Monsanto in their use of intellectual monopolies to m

Novell gets some new intellectual monopolies and Microsoft gets sued over patent infringement