A new study adds some empirical firepower to the idea that poor patent laws are crushing innovation in the technology industry. Researchers from the London School of Economics studied citations from patents that were invalidated by U.S. judges and found that invalidation increased the number of subsequent innovations in technology, but not in pharmaceuticals.
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To read the original article: Study: Patents hurt tech and startups, help pharmaceuticals | VentureBeat | Business | by Gregory Ferenstein
