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

Idea to Value

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. Does this system still work? This is why some companies prefer to not patent some of their most valuable secrets, like Coca-Cola’s recipe.

System 100
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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

Qmarkets

He continues to describe the hackathon format as one of “decentralized, disintermediated, distributed computer programming [that] proves an industry standard for software development.”. While hackathons originally revolved around software coding, their usefulness has now extended well beyond this domain.

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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

Qmarkets

He continues to describe the hackathon format as one of “decentralized, disintermediated, distributed computer programming [that] proves an industry standard for software development.”. While hackathons originally revolved around software coding, their usefulness has now extended well beyond this domain.