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EFF shames our patent system with its ‘Stupid Patent of the Month’ series

06
Aug
2014

In its bid to change patent law to effectively protect useful inventions and prevent trolls from taking advantage of the system, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has initiated a somewhat humorous “Stupid Patent of the Month” series in which it plans to shame the current patent system. In the first installment, the EFF targets a patent that describes a “Method and Apparatus for Indirect Medical Consultation,” or a computer-assisted secretary for doctors. Here in simple terms is the technology described by the patent: a. take a telephone call from patient b. record patient info in a patient file c. send patient information to a doctor, ask the doctor if she wants to talk to the patient d. call the patient

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