[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • July 20, 2005
    An article by Michael Kanellos:

    ``Citing Thomas Jefferson, Paul Ryan talks about helping the little guy stand up to big corporations and protecting kids from unsavory TV programming. So it may come as a surprise that, to many people in the tech industry, he's public enemy No. 1.

    ``Ryan is the CEO of Acacia Research, a technology development company that has made waves in the past two years with its controversial practice of acquiring patents from other companies, then seeking royalties and licensing fees from those that may be violating them.

    ```If you look at the great inventions of the 1920s, none of those were invented by large companies,' Ryan said, noting that his company often helps small inventors who don't have big corporations behind them. `Patent protection is a fundamental right. It is why some people left Europe.'

    ``Others see a less noble side to the patent business, arguing that intellectual-property companies and other litigants unfairly exploit the loopholes of an overworked patent system in a form of legalized extortion. U.S. law gives a patent holder a 20-year monopoly for an invention from the date the application is filed.''

    Full story:
    http://news.com.com/2009-7343-5793470.html

Discussion forums: News.com: Companies trying to cash in via licenses, lawsuits

Expanded view | Monitor forum | Save place

Start a new thread:

You have to be logged in to post a reply.

© 1998-2025 Scilico, LLC. All rights reserved.