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The EFF's basic assumption is that many such patents are invalid due to prior art which has historically been difficult to document in software and internet fields. (It is worthy to note that many patent owners file patents to cover seemingly trivial concepts without any intention of enforcing the patents, but rather to use as part of a larger Patent Portfolio in their own defense against potential future patent lawsuits.) STATUS The effort began with a "patent busting contest" where the public was encouraged to submit proposals of the worst offenders. Of these, EFF chose the top "10 Most Wanted" list of patents based on patent viability, whether the patent owners intend to enforce these patents, and how much of a threat they are to potential infringers. As of April 29 2006, EFF has announced formal challenges to two of the listed patents: Test.com's patent on administering online tests and Clear Channel's patent on recording and distributing CDs of live shows [http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_04.php#004519 . TEN MOST-WANTED PATENTS
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