We've been discussing how patents can have a serious economic downside (as was recognized by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as they designed the patent system).
It appears that some researchers are trying to quantify just how much damage bad patents are doing to the economy. Against Monopoly points us to a blog post at Technological Innovation and Intellectual Property that discusses the results of a preliminary study (pdf file) that estimates a loss of $22.5...
Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of More Patents?
At the Republican Convention, Matt Yglesias catches a funny picture of an AT&T poster touting the company's enthusiasm for the patent system. It...
And Of Course: Nintendo Sued For Patent Infringement Over Wii...
These days it's almost guaranteed: if you do something innovative in the tech world, bringing a new type of product to market successfully, get ready...
Microsoft Sued Over User Editable Toolbar Patent
If you follow the patent world, you know of Gary Odom, who is known as The Patent Hawk. To say he's a big supporter of the patent system would be...
NTP Can't Leave Well Enough Alone Concerning RIM
In one of the biggest travesties of the patent system, over two years ago, RIM agreed to pay NTP $612.5 million for patent infringement, even though...
Yet Another Example Of Why Google Would Be Better Off Without...
While patent system supporters are trying to convince people that Google could be at great risk if software patents were done away with, that seems...
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