[Fsf-friends] A Patent Is Worth Having, Right? Well, Maybe Not

[Praveen A]

A Patent Is Worth Having, Right? Well, Maybe Not

PATENTS are supposed to give inventors an incentive to create things
that spur economic growth. For some companies, especially in the
pharmaceutical business, patents do just that by allowing them to pull
in billions in profits from brand-name, blockbuster drugs. But for
most public companies, patents don't pay off, say a couple of
researchers who have crunched the numbers.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/business/yourmoney/15proto.html?ex=1342152000&en=1fab98231b3ca9dd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt


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