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(* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2011/07/28/the-supreme-court-should-invalidate-software-patents/ The Supreme Court Should Invalidate Software Patents], 28 July 2011, '''forbes.com''')
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'''Timothy B. Lee''' is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.<ref>http://www.cato.org/people/timothy-lee</ref>
 
'''Timothy B. Lee''' is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.<ref>http://www.cato.org/people/timothy-lee</ref>
  
He writes a lot of patent articles for Ars Technica, and sometimes for forbes.com.
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He writes a lot of patent articles for Ars Technica, and sometimes opinion pieces for forbes.com.
  
Lee appears in the film [[Patent Absurdity]]
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Lee appears in the film [[Patent Absurdity]].
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* From his blog at timothyblee.com:
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** [http://timothyblee.com/?p=781 Nathan Myhrvold’s Evil Genius] - about how [[Intellectual Ventures]] makes money via [[patent trolls]]
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===Lee's blog===
** [http://timothyblee.com/2009/08/31/software-patents-from-the-bottom-up/ Software Patents from the Bottom-Up] - about the literature [[analogy]]
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* [http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/090828-tk.html The Case against Literary (and Software) Patents] (See also: [[analogies]])
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From [http://timothyblee.com/ timothyblee.com]:
* [http://techliberation.com/2008/05/07/intellectual-ventures-a-reductio-of-the-patent-system/ Intellectual Ventures: A Reductio of the Patent System]
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* [http://timothyblee.com/?p=781 Nathan Myhrvold’s Evil Genius] - about how [[Intellectual Ventures]] makes money via [[patent trolls]]
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* [http://timothyblee.com/2009/08/31/software-patents-from-the-bottom-up/ Software Patents from the Bottom-Up] - about the literature [[analogy]]
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===Other sites===
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* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/26/will-the-supreme-court-save-us-from-software-patents/ Will the Supreme Court save us from software patents?], 26 Feb 2014, '''Washington Post'''
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** (Related: [[Changes in company policy over time‎]])
 
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/why-patent-lawyers-are-clueless-about-the-software-industry/254963/ Why Patent Lawyers Are Clueless About the Software Industry], 23 Mar 2012, '''The Atlantic'''
 
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/why-patent-lawyers-are-clueless-about-the-software-industry/254963/ Why Patent Lawyers Are Clueless About the Software Industry], 23 Mar 2012, '''The Atlantic'''
* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2011/07/28/the-supreme-court-should-invalidate-software-patents/ The Supreme Court Should Invalidate Software Patents], 28 July 2011, '''forbes.com'''
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* [http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/090828-tk.html The Case against Literary (and Software) Patents] (See also: [[analogies]]), '''Cato Institute'''
* Lee's software patents articles on Ars Technica:
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* [http://techliberation.com/2008/05/07/intellectual-ventures-a-reductio-of-the-patent-system/ Intellectual Ventures: A Reductio of the Patent System], 7 May 2008, '''Tech Liberation'''
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/top-patent-court-struggles-to-decide-when-software-is-patentable/ Top patent court struggles to decide when software is patentable], July 2012
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** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/appeals-court-says-only-complicated-math-is-patentable.ars Does not compute: court says only hard math is patentable], Aug 2011
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===On Forbes===
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/us-patent-office-tightens-the-screws-on-software-patents.ars US Patent Office tightens the screws on software patents], December 2009
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** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/supremes-wrestle-with-business-method-software-patents.ars Supremes wrestle with business method, software patents], November 2009
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* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/10/03/the-federal-circuit-not-the-supreme-court-legalized-software-patents/ The Federal Circuit, Not the Supreme Court, Legalized Software Patents], 3 Oct 2012
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/resurrecting-the-supreme-courts-software-patent-ban-not-ready.ars Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban?], January 2009
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* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/06/24/social-distance-and-the-patent-system/ Social Distance and the Patent System], 24 June 2012
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/congress-weighs-patent-specialization-for-federal-judges.ars Congress weighs patent specialization for federal judges], January 2009
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* [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2011/07/28/the-supreme-court-should-invalidate-software-patents/ The Supreme Court Should Invalidate Software Patents], 28 July 2011
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/10/appeals-court-limits-software-business-method-patents.ars Appeals court deals severe blow to business method patents], October 2008
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** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/07/patent-office-becoming-a-voice-for-software-patent-sanity.ars Patent Office finds voice, calls for software patent sanity], July 2008
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===Ars Technica===
** [http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/07/book-review-7-08.ars Ars Book Review: "Patent Failure"], July 2008
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** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/05/software-patent-problems-abound.ars Analysis: appeals court unlikely to fix software patent mess], May 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/how-a-rogue-appeals-court-wrecked-the-patent-system/ How a rogue appeals court wrecked the patent system], 30 Sep 2012 (See: [[CAFC]])
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/04/closely-watched-case-may-spell-trouble-for-software-patents.ars Closely-watched case may spell trouble for software patents], April 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/itc-how-an-obscure-bureaucracy-makes-the-world-safe-for-patent-trolls/ ITC: How an obscure bureaucracy makes the world safe for patent trolls], 21 Sep 2012 (See: [[US ITC]])
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/03/clean-up-patent-mess.ars Analysis: patent reform bill unable to clean up patent mess], March 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/bill-would-force-patent-trolls-to-pay-defendants-legal-bills/ Bill would force patent trolls to pay defendants' legal bills], 2 Aug 2012 (See: [[SHIELD]])
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/03/akamai-takes-another-software-patent-scalp.ars Akamai takes another software patent scalp], March 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/top-patent-court-struggles-to-decide-when-software-is-patentable/ Top patent court struggles to decide when software is patentable], July 2012
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/06/amazon-one-click-patent-extended-to-gift-giving.ars Amazon one-click patent extended to gift-giving], June 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/appeals-court-says-only-complicated-math-is-patentable.ars Does not compute: court says only hard math is patentable], Aug 2011
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/05/scotus-ducks-software-patent-issue-in-microsoft-v-att-ruling.ars SCOTUS ducks software patent issue in Microsoft v. AT&T ruling], May 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/us-patent-office-tightens-the-screws-on-software-patents.ars US Patent Office tightens the screws on software patents], December 2009
** [http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/04/analysis-verizons-voip-patents-drop-dime-on-need-for-reform.ars Analysis: Verizon's VoIP patents drop dime on need for reform], April 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/supremes-wrestle-with-business-method-software-patents.ars Supremes wrestle with business method, software patents], November 2009
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/04/eu-patent-courts-may-cause-more-problems-than-they-fix.ars EU patent courts may cause more problems than they fix], April 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/resurrecting-the-supreme-courts-software-patent-ban-not-ready.ars Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban?], January 2009
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/congress-weighs-patent-specialization-for-federal-judges.ars Congress weighs patent specialization for federal judges], January 2009
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/10/appeals-court-limits-software-business-method-patents.ars Appeals court deals severe blow to business method patents], October 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/07/patent-office-becoming-a-voice-for-software-patent-sanity.ars Patent Office finds voice, calls for software patent sanity], July 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/07/book-review-7-08.ars Ars Book Review: "Patent Failure"], July 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/05/software-patent-problems-abound.ars Analysis: appeals court unlikely to fix software patent mess], May 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/04/closely-watched-case-may-spell-trouble-for-software-patents.ars Closely-watched case may spell trouble for software patents], April 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/03/clean-up-patent-mess.ars Analysis: patent reform bill unable to clean up patent mess], March 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/03/akamai-takes-another-software-patent-scalp.ars Akamai takes another software patent scalp], March 2008
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/06/amazon-one-click-patent-extended-to-gift-giving.ars Amazon one-click patent extended to gift-giving], June 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/05/scotus-ducks-software-patent-issue-in-microsoft-v-att-ruling.ars SCOTUS ducks software patent issue in Microsoft v. AT&T ruling], May 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/04/analysis-verizons-voip-patents-drop-dime-on-need-for-reform.ars Analysis: Verizon's VoIP patents drop dime on need for reform], April 2007
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/04/eu-patent-courts-may-cause-more-problems-than-they-fix.ars EU patent courts may cause more problems than they fix], April 2007
  
 
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Revision as of 00:45, 17 March 2014

Timothy B. Lee is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.[1]

He writes a lot of patent articles for Ars Technica, and sometimes opinion pieces for forbes.com.

Lee appears in the film Patent Absurdity.

External links

Lee's blog

From timothyblee.com:

Other sites

On Forbes

Ars Technica

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References