http://allantyoung.com/2008/09/20/the-state-of-intellectual-property/ A Latticework of Thought, Action & Joyful Foibles Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://allantyoung.com/2008/09/20/the-state-of-intellectual-property/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Allan Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:50:35 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/09/20/the-state-of-intellectual-property/#comment-969 Jordy - I agree that the patent system needs a good fix. My previous post on it suggested one little fix - a sort of statutory limit of time in which patent holders can sue infringing parties. This is to prevent patent trolls from waiting for a company to build up a lot of value before litigating. That reduces the risk of society investing a lot of money and time in an "unresolved" patent dispute. Jordy – I agree that the patent system needs a good fix. My previous post on it suggested one little fix – a sort of statutory limit of time in which patent holders can sue infringing parties. This is to prevent patent trolls from waiting for a company to build up a lot of value before litigating. That reduces the risk of society investing a lot of money and time in an “unresolved” patent dispute.

]]> http://allantyoung.com/2008/09/20/the-state-of-intellectual-property/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Jordan Gunderson Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:50:41 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/09/20/the-state-of-intellectual-property/#comment-967 I think there are aspects of our patent system that are deeply and fundamentally broken. In many ways it stifles innovation rather than encourage it, which is exactly opposite from what it was original designed to do. I think there are aspects of our patent system that are deeply and fundamentally broken. In many ways it stifles innovation rather than encourage it, which is exactly opposite from what it was original designed to do.

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