Re: [Patents] US patent reform strategy inaugurated by myths & lies

[Erik Josefsson <erikjosefsson@telia.com>]

On Thu, 2002-06-13 at 17:42, Gregory Aharonian wrote:

> Now if you want to volunteer your time to develop new technologies so
> that other companies can reap the bulk of the profits, I applaud your
> altruism.
> 
> But me, I'm greedy, and if I develop something new in software, I want
> to make sure I get a good chunk of the profits.

You are absolutely right to think rationally about revenue, but I'm not
sure there is any evidence that patents gives you what you want.

But maybe you have informal knowledge of the profits you can make from
patent hold-ups?

One suggestion from Brian Kahin if I remember correctly, is: to be able
to know anything about the value of the litigation business, patent
infringement claims must be registered to be valid. This would give
economists a fair chance to evaluate the market effects.

And also if I understood Robert Hunt correctly, as of now, there is no
statistical evidence that a granted patent does increase stock market
value. 

Could be that patents are not intended to attract venture capital?


//Erik