CANBERRA, Australia — It may have been around for centuries, but an Australian lawyer has patented the wheel, The Age newspaper reported Monday.
Melbourne lawyer John Keogh took out the patent to prove that a new patent system introduced by the government is flawed.
The government stopped requiring patent lawyers because of complaints that it was too expensive — making it possible to patent anything, Keogh said.
“The patent office would be required to issue a patent for anything,” he said. “All they’re doing is putting a rubber stamp on it.”
Keogh said he has no immediate plans to patent fire or crop rotation.
