The Monopoly Factory. Zachary Roth.
by Roth, Zachary; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 15Business. Publisher: Washington Monthly, 2005ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Copyright infringement | Intellectual property | Patent laws and legislation | Patents | U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeDDC classification: 050 Summary: "No one knows how many mistaken patents the office issues each year. But the results of one patent office experiment suggest that, in some areas, as many as half of those issued may be faulty. Faulty patents may be doing immense damage to the economy. They not only allow patent-holding firms to gouge consumers with exorbitant prices, but they also inhibit innovation and research, put a drag on economic growth, and may even create an investment bubble." (WASHINGTON MONTHLY) The author discusses the problems with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Monopoly Factory, June 2005; pp. 12-19.
"No one knows how many mistaken patents the office issues each year. But the results of one patent office experiment suggest that, in some areas, as many as half of those issued may be faulty. Faulty patents may be doing immense damage to the economy. They not only allow patent-holding firms to gouge consumers with exorbitant prices, but they also inhibit innovation and research, put a drag on economic growth, and may even create an investment bubble." (WASHINGTON MONTHLY) The author discusses the problems with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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