Re: [Patents] Paper: "Rent Seeking and Innovation"

[Simo Sorce <simo.sorce@xsec.it>]

On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 23:36, Gregory Aharonian wrote:
> Simon,
Simo (s/n//)

>       At least in the United States, there are cost effective strategies
> for startups to make use of patent protection, you just have to do a little
> learning and research.  

There are many strategies, I know venture capitalist often want to see
some patents or have some assurance some patents will be produced before
giving money, that doesn't mean this make an economy healthy.

> It is not a suffocating process.

It is, in the US you end up to be absorbed by a major company, become a
parasite or die, buried in legal actions. The SME does not survive long.

>   Maybe in Europe
> it is different, but here in the US software patenting is just one more
> expense you have to factor into your budgets.

One more expenses, mean less capital to really invest in innovation,
means less competition, and inability to lower prices.
That mean you may get out of business suffocated by the side costs in a
weak economy.

Simo

p.s: I sent cc to patents as it seem to me your was a public answer were
you just missed to add the list by mistake, if not I apologize.

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