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Patents do not protect small firms, says trade body
- mooism2 16y agoDirect link --- http://www.out-law.com/page-11668 http://www.out-law.com/page-11668
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoDon't link to the front page - that changes. Link instead to the actual item: http://www.out-law.com/page-11668 http://www.out-law.com/page-11668
- dhimes 16y agoSME Innovation Alliance original letter [pdf]: http://www.smeia.org/smeia-org/_img/sme/SMEIA_HMG_Growth_policies.pdf http://www.smeia.org/smeia-org/_img/sme/SMEIA_HMG_Growth_pol... It reads a bit like a rant. OT: I wonder what PATRON means on that letterhead? Stephan Hawking is named.
- iwwr 16y agoFor people still in favor of patents (and/or copyright), I recommend skimming through this: Boldrin & Levine: "Against Intellectual Monopoly) http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.htm http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.h... It's full or real life examples of how "intellectual monopoly" is harmful, often to the monopolist itself.
- DougBTX 16y agoWorth noting that this article is pro-patents, and goes on to encourage the establishment of a body to fund patent disputes in court. It isn't clear where that money will come from, but I don't see how it will help out anyone but IP lawyers.
- JoachimSchipper 16y agoPresumably, it would help the small corporations with lots of valuable IP. It would be nice for patent trolls, too (start a new company, fund a battle out of this fund, fold if you lose.)
- binarymax 16y agoGlad the UK finally figured it out - but they are proposing a ridiculous solution. It would be much more efficient to do away with software patents altogether, instead of using tax money to fund corporate court battles.