"[F]or some of the proposed inventions, there may only be a handful of people in the world qualified to actually make a judgment on whether a development is sufficiently innovative so as to justify a patent. None of those people, presumably, will be employed by the patent office."
Which reminds me, whoever hired Einstein really deserved a bonus.

Eran Hammer-Lahav encourages companies that want to contribute to standards to make their IP claims clear from the start.

by Anil Dash

The EFF discusses the legal impact of Obama's gift of an iPod to the Queen of England, focusing on first sale, fair use and breach of contract.