Patents (Part 1)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizes_as_an_alternative_to_patents

https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=382022091086005005098079097124106027029011095077058037071002064109067126104092071024048096036099043030006118126001099073077089040066043048077004071092064080096073002028005027011021071021111005120004086092076119026121094075098064000003007083124110127&EXT=pdf

http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue42/Stiglitz42.pdf

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.27.1.3

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/why-there-are-too-many-patents-in-america/259725/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/10/27/do-patents-kill-innovation/#145c74743800

https://gizmodo.com/5807428/should-software-patents-exist

http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Why_software_is_different

https://patentlyo.com/patent/2009/11/in-defense-of-software-patents-1.html

https://www.vox.com/2014/10/7/18076328/software-patents

https://www.upcounsel.com/software-patent-or-copyright

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/11/28/the-problems-with-software-patents/#47ee35e24391

https://www.stopfakes.gov/article?id=How-Do-I-Check-to-See-if-a-Patent-Already-Exists

https://www.theverge.com/2011/08/11/broken-patent-system

https://www.zdnet.com/article/should-software-be-patentable-thats-the-wrong-question-to-ask/

http://michelsonip.com/software-patents-outlawed/

https://blog.juristat.com/2016/12/5/the-pros-and-cons-of-software-patents

https://www.shahiplaw.com/software-patents/

http://www.paulgraham.com/softwarepatents.html

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10611776

https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/publication/intellectual-property-versus-prizes-reframing-debate

https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/download.cgi?db_name=EEAESEM2018&paper_id=300

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/07/18/do-scientists-read-patents/id=43401/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/08/06/eas-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-against-zynga-is-dangerous-for-ea/#11f85034520a

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/09/27/recent-ruling-in-triple-townyeti-town-game-app-dispute-provides-cautionary-lessons-for-both-ea-and-zynga/#b885120f922d

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/12/11/two-challenges-to-fixing-software-patents/#1c8623d3ec98

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2012/12/12/how-to-fix-software-patents/#57b86908430f

https://www.wired.com/2012/10/mark-lemley-functional-claiming/

https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/patent-process-overview#step8

http://web.mit.edu/e-club/hadzima/the-importance-of-patents.html

https://www.savetheinventor.com/blog/why-patents-matter-more-ever-2018

https://www.jstor.org/stable/43311135?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

http://www.colawp.com/colas/400/cola467_recipe.html

https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/11/these-arent-the-patent-trolls-youre-looking-for/

https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/19/terrible-cost-patents/

https://www.klemchuk.com/286-the-true-cost-to-fight-a-patent-troll/

https://lotnet.com/the-patent-troll-problem/

https://www.swlaw.com/assets/pdf/news/2017/10/16/1013_FightingPatentTrolls_.pdf

https://www.upcounsel.com/how-much-does-a-patent-cost

https://www.feld.com/archives/2006/04/abolish-software-patents.html

https://avc.com/2005/02/vc_clich_of_the_1-9/

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252288

https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/blog/driving-innovation-drug-patents-vs-prizes/

https://www.forbes.com/2006/04/15/drug-patents-prizes_cx_sw_06slate_0418drugpatents.html#5c2a3a864980

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/searlecenter/innovationeconomics/documents/Spulber_Prices_versus_Prizes.pdf

http://www.bu.edu/law/journals-archive/scitech/volume131/documents/wei_web.pdf

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/01/12/worlds-50-most-innovative-companies/1023095001/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddhixon/2013/10/04/for-most-small-companies-patents-are-just-about-worthless/#5bec35ae3ef3

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenkey/2017/11/13/in-todays-market-do-patents-even-matter/#bac2d9b56f37

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/276540

https://www.inc.com/stephen-key/what-to-do-when-your-provisional-patent-application-is-about-to-expire.html

http://personalaudio.net

http://laurenhcohen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/trolls_science.pdf

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6285/521/tab-figures-data

https://patents.google.com/patent/US6360693B1/en

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazons-1-click-patent-expires-today-soon-youll-able-accidentally-order-stuff-across-entire-internet/

https://patents.google.com/patent/US5960411A/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Click

https://patents.google.com/patent/US8112504

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/8/16110766/podcast-patent-troll-appeal-federal-circuit-personal-audio-llc-eff-radio

https://www.pcworld.com/article/235190/article.html

https://patents.google.com/patent/US5960411A/en

https://www.upcounsel.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-patent

https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/10/16/the-cost-of-developing-drugs-is-insane-a-paper-that-argued-otherwise-was-insanely-bad/#15fd70142d45