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Threshold   Good for legal departments. By jammo on 5/27/2013
12:16:06 PM , Rating: 4 Yay! Let's spend more money on our legal
depts by suing one another, than what we spend on R&D! Heaven
forbid developing products, and IP, to generate a profit.  RE:
Good for legal departments. By Solandri on 5/27/2013 3:46:15 PM
, Rating: 1 Ultimately, it's the legal system which is to blame.
If suing for patent infringement is more lucrative than spending
money on R&D, then that's where companies will spend money.
That's what everyone's been saying about patents (and
copyrights) in a roundabout fashion. But the judges, lawyers,
and lawmakers have a stick up their collective *sses thinking
that adherence to the letter of the law is more important than
making sure those laws are written and interpreted in a manner
which a net positive for the economy.  The fundamental premise
behind IP is that the benefit to the IP holder is greater than
the harm to everyone else.