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How the current patent system actually hurts innovation (and how patent trolls are being fought)

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Originally, patents had a simple purpose: By filing a patent, an inventor or company showed how their new technology worked, in exchange for legal protection for the duration of the patent. billion , predominantly for the approximately $4 billion worth of patents it possessed around smartphone technology. Does this system still work?

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User experience: ROI and methods to measure your investment in UX

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But let’s say you are a little more pragmatic – or you need to justify UX changes to higher-ups in your organization. The figures take into account a period of 10 years (2003-2013). Not to mention the improvement in productivity and the reduction of rework costs, especially in the development process.