Program turns to online masses to improve patents

(AP) -- Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken - putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news140672870.html">Program turns to online masses to improve patents</a></p> <p>(AP) -- Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken - putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.</p>