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The article discusses how AI is used in drug discovery but patent laws require human inventors, raising tensions between technological advancement and intellectual property rights.
A new NBER study of 14 million Chinese patents finds Chinese universities now drive over a quarter of critical-technology patents, far outpacing U.S. universities, and that Chinese patent quality has converged with American levels — challenging assumptions about U.S. tech leadership.
Elon Musk shares his controversial view that patents are for the weak and primarily serve as blocking tactics rather than advancing innovation.
The author built a service that exposes Google Patents data as structured JSON over MCP, letting AI agents query patent claims, citations, family graphs, and summaries across many patent offices, with pay-per-event pricing.
This article examines the 1956 antitrust consent decree that forced AT&T to license all its patents royalty-free, which spurred a wave of innovation and startup formation, particularly in semiconductors.
The article discusses how patents on plant varieties in the US stifle competition and innovation in the seed industry, allowing a few corporations to dominate and divert taxpayer subsidies to profits.