IDG Contributor Network: Protecting against the swing back towards strong patents

There is little doubt patents are becoming more valuable, and this means the risk of being sued for patent infringement is higher. Thus, it is imperative that companies find ways to mitigate that risk.The pendulum is swinging back in favor of patents
Since the early 2000s, new patent policies implemented in the United States tended to devalue the property right. The tide, however, appears to be turning.While both the courts and Congress enacted policies that made it harder to enforce patents an