Too Many Patents as Bad as Too Few

NonSoftAntiCurve writes "Forbes.com has an interesting article about how too many patents are as bad as too few when it comes to incentives for innovation. 'The tension between the patent as a way to stimulate invention and the patent as a weapon against legitimate competition is inherent in the system.' There is a scary example of how this plays out in practice."

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See the Violence inherent in the system!

[Gorbie]

While the slashcode wouldnb't let me post the transcript...go HERE and get the whole text!

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_scripts/peasant.tx t

Let's apply Moore's Law to tech patents

[wytcld]

Let's face it, new tech both pays off faster - if it's any good - and needs to be supplanted faster. So let's cut in half the patent term for computer-related patents with each Moore iteration. Boy will that be a spur to innovation! Get it out this year 'cause next year you won't own it for as long, if you don't file 'til then.