Patent war

A patent war is a "battle" between corporations or individuals to secure patents for litigation, whether offensively or defensively. There are ongoing patent wars between the world's largest technology and software corporations. Contemporary patent wars are a global phenomenon, fought by multinational corporations based in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.^[1]^[2]^[3] Patent wars have occurred in a wide range of technologies, both in the past and in the present.

^ Rowinski, Dan (1 June 2012). "Patent Wars Turn Tech into a Battlefield". ReadWriteWeb. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ Francis, Theo (2 August 2012). "Can You Get A Patent On Being A Patent Troll?". NPR. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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[rww-1] Rowinski, Dan (1 June 2012). "Patent Wars Turn Tech into a Battlefield". ReadWriteWeb. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[2] Francis, Theo (2 August 2012). "Can You Get A Patent On Being A Patent Troll?". NPR. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[pcm-3] Cite error: The named reference pcm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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