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Re:Universities warn Congress that patent reform would harm ... by tmarthal on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @02:43PM (#9109040)
Right. The one thing that (tangentially related) is the quote "The prospect of substantially increased financial risk would discourage universities and other patent holders lacking extensive litigation resources from legitimately defending their patents".

Do universities really see themselves as the ones "lacking extensive litigation resources"? I think they don't understand the nature of 'small inventors'.

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Re:Universities warn Congress that patent reform would harm ... by PythonicAlpha on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @04:33PM (#9109782)
I also can not see universities as big heroes here, but I think the whole patent discussion is so twisted and biased with factions that cover their real intentions, that one must be very careful what to support or judge what is a good development.

Also in our country, we have a long list of "reforms" in different areas -- and "reform" sounds always positive, but in very few areas the so called "reforms" where directed in the right direction. I thus really got tired of "reforms". Oftentimes the word "reform" is used by factions that cover their real agenda ...

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