1. Patents and Innovation Association for Competitive Technology Jonathan Zuck March 2006

7. The Patent Problem More Quantity, Less Quality Increase in litigation “Dot Com Bomb” Fallout Still Evident  Backlog  Bad name for “software”

8. 3 Myths

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10. Innovators Producers

11. Innovation Business Risk capital Market creation Returns from Licensing not Labor

12. Small Innovators Venture Capital Partnerships with larger firms  Need leverage  Need business model flexibility No “net” – Returns are “do or die”

13. IP to the Small Innovator IP Makes me Attractive IP Makes me Safe IP Makes me Profitable

14. Innovators & Producers Innovation Production ResearchAppliedApp DevApp EmulationDuplication Free Software

15. 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

16. 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

17. Questions What is software? What is innovative?