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Software patents stifle technological creativity and innovation

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SUPPORTED

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Evidence indicates that software patents and dense patent thickets are often utilized for strategic maneuvering rather than fostering R&D, frequently resulting in reduced innovation intensity and suboptimal incentives.

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Patent Thickets: Strategic Patenting of Complex Technologies

2002 · cited by 43

Patent thickets and low patent standards lead to suboptimal R&D incentives and force innovators to share rents through cross-licenses.

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An Empirical Look at Software Patents

2004 · cited by 28

Software patents are shown to substitute for R&D at the firm level, correlating with lower R&D intensity rather than driving traditional innovation.

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