Congress and the courts have spent two decades treating patents as active weapons in an ongoing commercial fight. That framing misses what patents actually are to most of the people who own them: inheritable property.
Congress and the courts have spent two decades treating patents as active weapons in an ongoing commercial fight.
That framing misses what patents actually are to most of the people who own them: inheritable property.
Licensing income can support a family for a generation after the inventor stops working....
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Congress and the courts have spent two decades treating patents as active weapons in an ongoing commercial fight. That framing misses what patents actually are to most of the people who own them: inheritable property. Licensing income can support a family for a generation after the inventor stops working....
Portfolios pass to spouses, children, foundations, and trusts.
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