Re: The patent process

[Stefan Monnier]

> It has also been argued that one of the reasons why the US became the 
> source of so much technology development in the 19th and 20th centuries 
> is because of our patent system.  Yes, there has always been invention, 

Don't know about the 19th century, but many people explain the success of
the US in technology R&D to massive amounts of direct government funding
(much higher in proportion than European states).


        Stefan