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Why Do We Let Juries Set Patent Award Damages? Appeals Court Throws Out Another Jury Award
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| There is a mythology in the US about the value and importance of patents -- and
| because of that, it's not surprising that patent trials involving juries quite
| often end with the patent holder being declared victor, and a huge amount being
| awarded by the jury. Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have been involved in a whole
| series of patent battles recently.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090913/1735526175.shtml
USPTO is a barrier to advancement.
Recent:
Commerce Secretary, New USPTO Head Suggesting They Want More Patents, Approved Faster
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| Two separate stories concerning statements from those in charge of the patent
| system suggest that the new administration isn't about to help fix the
| problems in the patent system, but is eagerly looking to make them worse. It
| starts with new USPTO Director David Kappos, who some thought would recognize
| problems with the patent system from his years dealing with those problems at
| IBM. While IBM is a massive patent stockpiler, over the past few years it's
| at least indicated some recognition that the system is broken.
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| The real problem, which becomes evident in reading the article is that since
| the USPTO is funded based on patent application fees, it has every incentive
| in the world, as an institution, to approve more patents. The more patents it
| approves, the more applications it gets, which means more money as well.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090827/0318266019.shtml
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