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The Patent Problem
Without those assurances, there would arguably be no incentive to innovate; why invest money and effort on a breakthrough that anyone could then take and sell? ... But over the years patents became...
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Google: Don’t Let Trolls Exploit Patent System Flaws
Technology companies like Google, Facebook, HP, and Amazon face hundreds of troll lawsuits. Yet these are the companies that know from first-hand, in-the-trenches experience that great products depend...
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Let’s Use Patent Fees to Stop the Trolls
As mundane as it may sound, patent fees may be the simplest way to eliminate suspect software patents and stop trolls.
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Voices From The Field | Don’t Blame the Trolls for the Patent Problem
The patent system is flawed, some would say broken, and patent trolls (or NPEs) are to blame, no matter how good a case they might make for their role in the patent ecosystem. Trolls are an easy target...
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Voices From The Field | Finally: This Is How to Fix the ‘Patent Fix’ We’re...
Wired has been running a special series of expert opinions on "the patent fix," including specific proposals for fixing the software patent problem. This is the final piece in the series, from the Mark...
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Voices From The Field | Can New Fees Fix the Patent System? Experts Weigh In
The USPTO just released its proposed changes to fee structure -- for example, lowering routine patent fees by 22%. Given the enormous influence of patents on technology and business, and the complexity...
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Provocative Primers | Everything You Need to Know About Trolls (The Patent Kind)
As the discussions about patents heat up, so does the hype — especially about patent trolls. It’s time to reflect on the nuances of the issues at stake. Should we be so focused on patent trolls? Will...
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‘Dark Intellectual Property’: Why We Need a Kickstarter for Patents
You’ve heard of the “deep web" and may also have heard of “dark social,” but what you may not know about yet is “dark IP” -- the intellectual property that remains on the shelf: undiscovered,...
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