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		higherpurpose on April 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The disappearing inventor I think the Patent Office and the people backing patents would disagree with that - we have more patents than we've ever had and the rate of new patents is increasing - therefore that must mean inventions are on the rise...

mullingitover on April 22, 2014 [–]

> therefore that must mean inventions are on the rise...

Or that the level of incompetence at the patent office is on the rise, or that people are getting better at gaming the system...

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