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Does patent law support new ideas or hinder them?
Does patent law support new ideas or hinder them?
On December 4, 2015, the US Federal District Court ruled that Samsung must pay Apple $548 million in damages resulting from its infringement of Apple's design patents on the iPhone. Case A takes a multi-sided view of patent law, presenting arguments both for and against its enforcement in the technology age. Case B presents the views of Professor Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, commenting on whether patent laws inhibit or promote innovation.
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