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COMMONS MAGAZINE

The Economics of Information II: Production

June 22, 2007
Patents can stifle as well as promote creativity.

Economics of Information III: Consumption

June 22, 2007

When Patents Become "Financial Assets": Megabuck Patent Trolls And The Conflict Between Production And Finance

August 27, 2006
Meet the patent trolls – a new breed of speculator that views human ingenuity as another commodity to be bought and sold.

A New Commons to Improve Patents: The Community Patent Project

May 12, 2006
Inventing a better kind of patent that rewards inventiveness and promotes collective creativity.

Innovation in Biomedicine: Can Stem Cell Research Lead the Way to Affordability?

February 28, 2006
An open-source system could reward scientific inventors, spur innovation, and make new drugs more affordable.

Nominations Sought for the Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracy

February 3, 2006
Some of the greatest pirates of all time are still alive. They plunder the commons to fill their treasure chests.

One-Fifth of the Human Genome is Now Owned

October 25, 2005
Twenty percent of the human genome is now patented. This raises questions about the future of scientific research and public health, and shows the clear need for an open-source movement in biology.

Designer Pigs

August 3, 2005
Monsanto seeks a patent for the "whole hog."

Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT)

Submitted by David Bollier on August 24, 2004 - 2:00am

A not-for-profit legal services organization led by Dan Ravicher to protect the public from the harms caused by the patent system. PUBPAT provides the general public, particularly those persons or businesses otherwise deprived of access to the system governing patents, with representation, advocacy, and education

Link: 
http://www.pubpat.org/
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