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… the patent system is supposed to reward companies who invest in innovation. Yet thanks to the growing blizzard of frivolous patent lawsuits against technology companies, the patent system is actually becoming a net disincentive to innovation, especially software.
>"Study: patent trolls have cost innovators half a trillion dollars" by Timothy B. Lee
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/09/study-patent-trolls-have-cost-innovators-half-a-trillion-bucks.ars
>We hope Congress and the Supreme Court are paying attention.