Zoe Bollinger
Jul 27, 2015
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Google's new patent plan: how it will and won't help startups
Google is giving away patents to startups. Some in the tech press said the plan, which will see 50 young companies receive two patents apiece, will help them fight patent trolls. But is that really true? Or should the startup program be seen as just one part of Google’s emerging efforts to remake the economic impact of patents in the tech industry?