The patent holder's dilemma: buy, sell, or troll?

Authors:
Patricia S. Abril;Robert Plant
Affiliations:
University of Miami, School of Business Administration in Coral Gables, FL;University of Miami, School of Business Administration in Coral Gables, FL
Venue:
Communications of the ACM - The patent holder's dilemma: buy, sell, or troll?
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The current patent process in many ways works against IT innovation by making the road to realization too dispiriting for today's independent inventors.