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World Service,08 Feb 2001,24 mins

Technology - patently absurd?

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The patent system is supposed to protect inventors and encourage innovation. Thomas Edison filed over 1000 patents, many being improvements to existing inventions, however today ideas of protection are being radically challenged by new technology and medical breakthroughs.

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