Onderwateroctrooien

Artikel in de NYT over onderwateroctrooien: "Most people would like to see that a small inventor can succeed in this country," Mr. Stout said. "This is proof that it can happen." But others find the growth of patent holding companies troublesome rather than heartwarming. Critics of the patent system maintain that these companies - called "patent trolls" by their detractors - rely on excessively broad patents, particularly for software, that should never have been granted in the first place.