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McElroy on the America Invents Act

McElroy on the America Invents Act

Wendy McElroy has a good, concise takedown of Obama’s recent patent reform law, The America Invents act, in today’s Freeman Online:

Patently Improper

by Wendy McElroy

Whether you agree with the original purpose of patents in America or believe (as I do) that all patents are improper, the America Invents Act is repellant.

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I discussed the America Invents Act in detail in a recent Mises Academy Webinar, discussed here; audio is here; the powerpoint slides are below.

View slides here

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