"some degree of patent protection is a good thing because it spurs innovation; too much can kill it" concludes Professor Lerner of Harvard, who researched patent law history in 60 countries. Patent protection a threat to innovation, by Eric Reguly (Globe and Mail, Jan. 5, 2005) uses Research In Motion (RIM)'s Blackberry patent infringement suit as a case study.

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