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Information Today May 2006 George H. Pike	Feature: BlackBerry: Lawsuit and Patent Reform Whether through the courts or before Congress, the BlackBerry experience suggests that some modification of patent law is not only likely, it's necessary.
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IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Kirk Teska	The Foreign Patent Money Trap You may well need patents in many countries, but that doesn't mean you can afford them.
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