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Numerous studies have shown that [[software patents]] are bad for innovation and national economies.  Here's a collection of evidence.
 
Numerous studies have shown that [[software patents]] are bad for innovation and national economies.  Here's a collection of evidence.
  
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Articles generally contain quotes and excerpts.
 
Articles generally contain quotes and excerpts.
  
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* [[US GAO 2013 report on patent litigation]] - US Government Accountability Office
 
* [[2009 patent litigation study]] - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, January 2010
 
* [[2009 patent litigation study]] - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, January 2010
 
* [[Venturous Australia]] - 2009
 
* [[Venturous Australia]] - 2009
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==All studies==
 
==All studies==
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===2013===
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* [[US GAO 2013 report on patent litigation]]
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===2012===
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* [http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2012/2012-035.pdf The Case Against Patents], by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine.  Working Paper 2012-035A, commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Research Division. (and here's [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/10/10/the-case-against-patents/ a summary])
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* [[Scaling the Patent System]] ([http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2016968 direct link]), by [[Christina Mulligan]] and [[Timothy B. Lee]]. Summarizing article at Ars Technica [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/opinion-the-problem-with-software-patents-they-dont-scale.ars here].
  
 
===2011===
 
===2011===
  
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* [[A Generation of Software Patents]] ([http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1868979 direct link]), [[James Bessen]]
 
* [[US FTC 2011: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition]]
 
* [[US FTC 2011: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition]]
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* [[The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls]] ([http://www.bu.edu/law/faculty/scholarship/workingpapers/documents/Bessen-Ford-Meurer-no-11-45rev.pdf direct link], [http://news.swpat.org/2011/11/trolls/ excerpts]), Bessen, Ford, Meurer
  
 
===2010===
 
===2010===
  
 
* [[Costs of the Patent System Revisited]], by Stephan Kinsella, which estimates that the whole cost of the patent system in the USA is US$42 billion per year
 
* [[Costs of the Patent System Revisited]], by Stephan Kinsella, which estimates that the whole cost of the patent system in the USA is US$42 billion per year
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* [[Patent Quality and Settlement Among Repeat Patent Litigants]], by Allison, Lemley & Walker, shows that only 12.5% of software patents are upheld by courts (see also: [[software patent quality is terrible]])
  
 
===2009===
 
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===2003===
 
===2003===
  
* (title sought) "Broersma, April 28 & August 28, 2003", which said or is used to support somebody saying: "''United States, where such patents are allowed, large corporations such as IBM routinely stockpile patents to be used against competitors--usually to the detriment of smaller companies''"
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* Matthew Broersma: "Developers gather to protest patents" (CNET, April 28, 2003), which said or is used to support somebody saying: "''United States, where such patents are allowed, large corporations such as IBM routinely stockpile patents to be used against competitors--usually to the detriment of smaller companies''"
  
 
===1999===
 
===1999===
  
* Rivette & Kline, 1999, which is used to support the claim that "''patents can be used to delay or stifle innovation through the use of patent pools, patent thickets, exclusive licensing, and other abusive patent enforcement tactics''"
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* Kevin G. Rivette & David Kline: "Surviving a War With Patents" (UpsideToday v. 10.12.1999), which is used to support the claim that "''patents can be used to delay or stifle innovation through the use of patent pools, patent thickets, exclusive licensing, and other abusive patent enforcement tactics''"
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* (USA) [[President's Commission on the Patent System]]
  
 
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
 
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
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* [[More than innovation]] - software patents harm innovation, but the problems are also much bigger than just innovation
 
* [[Books about software and patents]]
 
* [[Books about software and patents]]
 
** There may be more studies in the references of the online book [[Against Intellectual Monopoly]], such as those of chapter 3's mention of a year 2000 Carnegie Survey
 
** There may be more studies in the references of the online book [[Against Intellectual Monopoly]], such as those of chapter 3's mention of a year 2000 Carnegie Survey
* [[More than innovation]] - software patents harm innovation, but the problems are also much bigger than just innovation
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* [[Sources of software patent news]]
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* [[List of recordings and transcripts]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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Numerous studies have shown that software patents are bad for innovation and national economies. Here's a collection of evidence.

ESP Wiki articles

Articles generally contain quotes and excerpts.

All studies

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2004

2003

  • Matthew Broersma: "Developers gather to protest patents" (CNET, April 28, 2003), which said or is used to support somebody saying: "United States, where such patents are allowed, large corporations such as IBM routinely stockpile patents to be used against competitors--usually to the detriment of smaller companies"

1999

  • Kevin G. Rivette & David Kline: "Surviving a War With Patents" (UpsideToday v. 10.12.1999), which is used to support the claim that "patents can be used to delay or stifle innovation through the use of patent pools, patent thickets, exclusive licensing, and other abusive patent enforcement tactics"

1966

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