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1. Máirín

   wow only 7.5% of patents filed in the US are filed by women! http://ur1.ca/9k7t3 #WTF

   about a year ago from Pino at Boston, Massachusetts, United States
   • Stephen Michael Kellat

     @mairin Over what time period?

     about a year ago
   • Máirín Stephen Michael Kellat

     @alpacaherder from searching around it looks like for all-time patents granted (commercial and non-commercial)

     about a year ago
   • Stephen Michael Kellat

     @mairin Okay. Was curious on that especially as to whether it was all-time or not. Any listings of Hedy Lamarr for spread sprectrum

     about a year ago
   • Stephen Michael Kellat

     @mairin communications?

     about a year ago
   • Stephen Michael Kellat

     @mairin Pardon me, that should have read "spread spectrum communications"

     about a year ago
   • Richard Fontana

     @mairin Skeptical of 'risk-taking' relevance. Suspect big jump in biotech/pharma patent filings w/ women inventors in past 20 years

     about a year ago
   • Mike Linksvayer

     yet another way in which patents are #InequalityPromotion http://ur1.ca/9k7t3

     about a year ago
   • Bradley M. Kuhn

     @mairin, I could of course read this as women are generally better people & don't participate in such evil systems. I know that's not point.

     about a year ago