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February 21, 2014 05:51 am GMT

White House Unveils Patent Protections, Including Crowdsourcing, To Help Find Prior Claims

2427929_83bc5084e9_zThe White House isn't waiting for Congress to enact new intellectual property laws. President Obama has made good on his promise to go after so-called "patent trolls," businesses that hoard legal ownership over inventions but don't actually produce products. The latest series of executive orders is aimed at helping small businesses fight patent lawsuits, give expanded resources to the US Patent and Trademark Office, and help limit the scope of what can actually be patented.

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