Public Patent Foundation

Public Patent Foundation
Motto	"Represent the Public's Interests Against Undeserved Patents and Unsound Patent Policy"
Formation	2003
Type	Nonprofit organization
Headquarters	Coral Gables, FL, United States
Executive Director	Daniel B. Ravicher
Key people	Margo A. Bagley; Michael Herz; Eben Moglen;
Website	www.pubpat.org

Public Patent Foundation, or PUBPAT, is a non-profit organization that seeks to limit perceived abuse of the United States patent system. It was founded in 2003 by Dan Ravicher. As of 2004, there was growing concern by many technology professionals over the number of patents granted that are either too trivial to deserve protection, or duplicate existing or expired patents. It usually works by petitioning the United States Patent and Trademark Office to review patents that are suspected of being invalid somehow or another, usually by prior art.

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U.S. Congress Invites PUBPAT Executive to Testify About Patent Reform

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Pfizer Lipitor Patent (see Atorvastatin)
Microsoft FAT patent (see File Allocation Table)
Columbia Cotransformation Patent (see Richard Axel)
Forgent Networks JPEG Related Patent (see Forgent Networks)
Breast Cancer Gene Patents (see BRCA1)

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