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Information Today May 2004 George H. Pike	You Can't Do That, It's Patented There are an increasing number of questionable patent claims that cover Internet technologies and techniques, and permission must be obtained for their use.
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The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Dave Mock	The Lowdown on Patent Shakedowns The business of extorting license fees for patents can be very lucrative -- and damaging. It is important for investors to understand how the companies they own utilize and protect their inventions -- and what approach management has taken to deal with intellectual property disputes.
Inc. July 24, 2002 Jennifer A. Redmond	Strategic Patenting What to consider when you're filing a patent and strategic decisions you'll need to make.
Bank Technology News July 2008 Glen Fest	IP Practices Core to Patent Strategy John Cronin, managing director of ipCapital Group, but best known as the founder of IBM's "Patent Factory," says banks themselves are to blame for their patent predicament.
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IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Steven Rubin	Hooray for the Patent Troll! Patent owners who are often accused of being patent trolls are acting within the law. There is nothing wrong either with them or the law. Far from stifling innovation, trolls foster it. By creating market liquidity, "patent trolls" provide a valuable service to inventors.
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IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Hugh Loebner	Do-It-Yourself Patents Drafting a patent application is challenging, but for those with an engineering turn of mind, it's also a great deal of fun. Inventors, take note.
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Lee A. Hollaar	Patents 2.0 There are big problems with patents, especially software patents. A new type of patent is needed -- Congress should create a new, limited protection that protects against knockoffs without overreaching.