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Patents and Innovation Association for Competitive Technology Jonathan Zuck March 2006
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The Patent Problem More Quantity, Less Quality Increase in litigation “Dot Com Bomb” Fallout Still Evident Backlog Bad name for “software”
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3 Myths
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vs
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Innovators Producers
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Innovation Business Risk capital Market creation Returns from Licensing not Labor
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Small Innovators Venture Capital Partnerships with larger firms Need leverage Need business model flexibility No “net” – Returns are “do or die”
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IP to the Small Innovator IP Makes me Attractive IP Makes me Safe IP Makes me Profitable
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Innovators & Producers Innovation Production ResearchAppliedApp DevApp EmulationDuplication Free Software
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What People Are Saying Mechanical PharmaceuticalSoftware DrivenSoftware Tangibility of Implementation Progress Bar Shopping Cart Quality New Technical Contribution Non-Obvious Compression, Encryption, Facial & Voice Recognition, Clustering Blueprints RecipeSchematicSpec
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Patent Reform SMEs Need Predictability and Accessibility Improved Pre-grant Process Better searching Better examination - $$ More Comprehensive “prior art” Improved Post-grant Process Opposition Process Litigation and Court Reform
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Questions What is software? What is innovative?
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