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What should Web 2.0 entrepreneurs do about software patents?

March 30, 2026August 3, 2006 by John Palfrey

I should start off by saying that I am not a fan of the patent system as a means of establishing IP rights in software. My critique of the system is (at least) five-fold: 1) there is widespread evidence that the system of granting claims in the United States, at least, is deeply flawed (see … Read more

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