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Cutting Through the Patent Thicket

Posted by Zonk on from the use-a-big-blade dept.

xzvf writes wrote to mention a BusinessWeek article positing that the overgrowth of patents is harmful to innovation. From the article: "The first problem with patents is that the entire process takes too long: three years on average, often as long as five, and getting longer all the time. So when a venture capitalist invests in a company, its IP 'dowry' remains, at best, provisional. How much would you pay for a company when its assets are hidden from view?"

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  1. And The Answer by MrNonchalant · · Score: 4, Funny

    How much would you pay for a company when its assets are hidden from view?

    5 bucks and a bag of potato chips. Next question, please.

  2. You and the captain, make it happen. by joemawlma · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..BusinessWeek article positing that the overgrowth of patents is harmful to innovation.

    I didn't know Captain Obvious worked for Businessweek.