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USPTO Sees $$ In Tribal Dances, Herbal Treatments

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Thu, Mar 25th 2004 03:33pm -

theodp writes “You can’t make this stuff up. The USPTO is supporting ambitious proposals to protect traditional knowledge and folklore, including legal mechanisms to reward originators of tribal dances and methods of treating illnesses with a combination of herbs.”


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