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Science 17 March 2000:
Vol. 287. no. 5460, pp. 1933 - 1934
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5460.1933
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Policy Forum

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
Reforming the Patent System

John H. Barton

The costs of the intellectual property system in the United States are growing significantly faster than the amount of research. This article proposes three responses: to raise the standards for patentability, to decrease the use of patents to bar research, and to ease legal attack on patents of questionable validity.

The author is the George E. Osborne Professor at Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-8610. E-mail: jbarton{at}leland.stanford.edu

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