12/3/11

A light goes on in the patent world

Crowdsource competition seeks to digitize US patent process | SmartPlanet: "In September, a new law went into effect that seeks to streamline the US’s messy and cumbersome patent approval process. Now, another effort to improve the operations in the US Patent and Trademark Office is underway, to help bring the process into the digital age.

TopCoder, Inc., a provider of online programming competitions, announced that it is working with the USPTO to launch a contest to draw software developers from around the world to to develop new and innovative algorithms to aid patent office in patent review. A $50,000 reward awaits the eventual winner."

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