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Re:Notorious patent enforcement entity values its entire por... by ryandrake on Thursday November 01, 2018 @01:53PM (#18356576)
Maybe some kind of change that preserves patent holders exclusive use of something they invented, without allowing them to extract royalties or licensing fees. Seems the former is the stated purpose of patents but the latter is how they get abused.
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Re:Notorious patent enforcement entity values its entire por... by icebraining on Thursday November 01, 2018 @09:32PM (#18360030)
The common argument against that is that it would destroy honest patent holders, like individual inventors (who don't necessarily can or want to build a whole company to pursue a particular invention) and R&D focused organizations like labs and universities.
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