From: Mitchell Porter (you_have_some_sort_of_bug@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Apr 15 2001 - 17:16:57 MDT
http://www.teknowledge.com/patent.htm
On the one hand, a patent can help you attract
R&D capital, since it means that investors won't
be throwing away their money. On the other hand,
a 'submarine patent' can sit there for years and
then be used to demand millions in royalties.
So it seems they can be used to help or hinder
the development process.
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