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Wikipedia References in Issued Patents

Posted on January 1, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

Back in September 2006 the USPTO banned patent examiners from using Wikipedia as a source of prior art information, citing its unreliability and lack of authority. Well, this apparently hasn’t stopped examiners or inventors from citing the popular online encyclopedia … Continue reading →

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