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* [[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]])
  
 
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Numerous studies have shown that software patents are bad for innovation and national economies. Here's a collection of evidence.

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All studies

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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