Let's Use Patent Fees to Stop the Trolls

Citing empirical evidence that non-practicing entities assert relatively old patents that cover inventions in relatively fast-paced industries, this essay argues that the PTO should increase the number and magnitude of patent renewal ("maintenance") fees in order to hasten the expiration of suspect software patents and reduce the prevalence of suits filed by so-called "patent trolls."

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Love, Brian J.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Patent \| Patentrecht \| Patent law \| Immaterialgüterrechte \| Intellectual property rights \| Gebühr \| Charges

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (4 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Wired.com, December 20, 2012 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 20, 2012 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2175870 [DOI]
Classification:	O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues ; K00 - Law and Economics. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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