In late July my husband drove our daughter to sleepaway camp in Pittsford, Vermont. As he was driving through the town, he noticed a historic plaque in the village green. Normally this wouldn't be worth mentioning, but circumstances in this case were a bit unusual: The plaque proclaimed that the first U.S. patent was issued to a resident of this charming New England town.
What were the chances that the daughter of a reporter who covers intellectual property would end up at a summer camp near the home of the first U.S. patent owner? My husband—a journalist himself—quickly pulled over and snapped a photo of the plaque, which he then emailed me.
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