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Apropos of our conversation on IP at FRIAM today, here is a story about
backlogs at the US patent office.  It appears there is a 24 month backlog
and they are considering raising filing fees.  The head of the patent office
says "The average patent will soon take as long as four years".

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?sid=66777&nid=116

Certainly something to think about while composing a business model.

Carl Tollander
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