Never underestimate the importance of protecting intellectual property
I thought this article took an interesting (even “innovative”) take on the issue of patent infringement. It explains ways in which someone who has their patent infringed can capitalize on the profits with the infringer, resulting in mutual benefit.
Licensing/Fee arrangements are wonderful for the business setting. Do you think the antitrust laws that would interfere with a corporation’s ability to keep a monopoly after the patent do more work in incentivizing licensing arrangements, or do you think the lack of initial capitol to create an empire creates more incentive? Or is there some other reason a business might want to license out its patent to infringers they could otherwise put out of business (and ideally replace)?