On Dec. 10, the President signed the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act (CREATE), to promote cooperative research between academia and start-up companies.

The law involves intricacies of the effect of prior art on patent applications, so for a description of the background and impact, check with the people who really know this area over at Patently Obvious.

posted by James DeLong @ 1:34 PM | Patents

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