theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/the-case-for-abolishing-patents-yes-all-of-them
The article discusses a Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis working paper by Michele Boldrin and David Levine, professors at Washington University in St. Louis.
The crux if their argument is that innovation is stifled as the patent system is used as a source of income through litigation.
Read the article and then discuss. Do you think that the patent issue has hurt or helped the tactical industry?
