Strong patent laws stop innovation at the research stage. Derivative works, such as turning research into a startup or a public company, becomes rent seeking.
Where in the world can you escape this rent seeking?
Where in the world can you escape this rent seeking?
>Plaintiffs won in 80.16% of all patent infringement cases included in the population. Such a win rate was higher than its counterparts in many major countries – Germany (approximately 66%) and the United States (approximately 60%), for example.
https://patentlyo.com/patent/2018/02/things-infringement-lit...
I'm curious if 80.16% rate for all cases holds up when the defendant is a domestic company and the plaintiff is a foreign company and vice versa.
Perhaps you intend to say it chills or hinders innovation - if so, do you have some statistical proof?
My personal opinion, unrelated to my employment.