The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely

Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western culture--the culture of "progress." A

Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western culture--the culture of "progress." A

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