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  1. Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
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  3. From: bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden)
  4. Subject: Re: Why PTO doesn't get it, was Re: Legal Stuff!
  5. Message-ID: <bhayden.725728240@teal>
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  9. References: <1992Dec26.011139.23587@news.eng.convex.com> <1992Dec28.070434.17659@netcom.com> <1992Dec29.003326.3552@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> <1hq6bgINN6ct@hal.com>
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  11. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:10:40 GMT
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  14. howard@titan.hal.com (Howard Gayle) writes:
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  16. >In article <1992Dec29.003326.3552@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>, pfarrell@gmuvax2 (Pat Farrell) writes:
  17. >> I think we should start looking 
  18. >>for solutions that can be realisticaly implemented. Viable
  19. >>solutions start with rethinking the fundamental assumptions of
  20. >>software patents. Helpful steps may be as simple as moving 
  21. >>the whole PTO to a city where the salaries are competitive.
  22.  
  23. Or maybe adopt the suggestion of privitizing the PTO. That way
  24. they can raise their fees high enough to hire competitively.
  25.  
  26. Bruce E. Hayden
  27. (303) 758-8400
  28. bhayden@csn.org
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