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Wired: Patently Absurd

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 3, 2000

“Many Silicon Valley companies are deciding that when it comes
to technology patents, the best defense is a good offense.”

“In the high-technology age, the patent has become more than
a way to protect legitimate intellectual property. It’s often the
legal equivalent of a Cold War nuclear stockpile: Sue me over your
patents and I’ll sue you over mine.”

” ‘It’s what I like to disparagingly refer to as ‘mutually
assured crap,’ ‘ said Greg Aharonian, a patent researcher and an
oft-quoted critic of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ‘It’s
like the Cold War strategy of mutually assured
destruction. “

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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