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The Law of Unintended Consequences: Patents

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-thing-leads-to-another dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fortune has an interesting article about the relationship between patent law and innovation. It compares the biotech industry with the computer industry and discusses the effects of the Bayh-Dole amdendment, which has allowed universities to make a lot of cash. But in the process innovation and scientific collaboration seem to have been stifled."

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  1. Re:What Are They Talking About? by Fragglebabe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wish I had mod points today. I haven't seen such an excellently argued and well-rounded point in a long long time. Well done, hopefully someone with the hallowed mod points will notice your comment and give you the recognition you deserve.

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