IBM opens access to patents
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IBM announced today that it will increase the number of technical inventions it makes freely available to others by 50 per cent, and seek less patent protection for its inventions, in an effort to stimulate worldwide innovation and economic growth. The company successfully filed 4,186 US patents in 2008, more than any organisation has achieved before, according to the IT giant. "IBM's leadership in the strategic use of intellectual property is based on balancing proprietary and open innovation," said IBM director of research John Kelly.
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