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Re:Honeywell Files Patent Lawsuit Against Smart Thermostat D... by nextparadigms on Monday February 06, 2012 @02:29PM (#3558802)
It's as if patents serve to stop innovation from happening rather than help make it happen, more often than not.
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Re:Honeywell Files Patent Lawsuit Against Smart Thermostat D... by speleding on Monday February 06, 2012 @02:53PM (#3558899)
Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but there is some research to back that claim (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/study_says_patents_hind...)
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Re:Honeywell Files Patent Lawsuit Against Smart Thermostat D... by gabaix on Monday February 06, 2012 @05:45PM (#3559572)
Will the America Invents Act change anything to this problem? Or should it require another reform?
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