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A crowdfunding platform to combat patent trolls

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Luis Iván Cuende
@licuende · Project Lead, Aragon
Hi hunters! Patents were created to promote innovation, but as the whole industry agrees now, they're actually hurting innovators. Patent trolls are using them to sue the hell out of startups and innovators — more than $29bn/year are wasted on patent trolls, not to mention the $21bn on VC investment also wasted on them. We want to change this trend by empo… See more

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Luis Iván Cuende
@licuende · Project Lead, Aragon
Hi hunters! Patents were created to promote innovation, but as the whole industry agrees now, they're actually hurting innovators. Patent trolls are using them to sue the hell out of startups and innovators — more than $29bn/year are wasted on patent trolls, not to mention the $21bn on VC investment also wasted on them. We want to change this trend by empo… See more
Kobi Gurkan
@kobigurk
I think it's a great idea! Many patents stifle innovation and cause the technology world to become a game of lawyers instead of exciting technology. Crowdsourcing the effort of fighting patent trolls is a novel approach to this which I really like.
sielay
@sielay · Founder SIELAY, LeadDev @enigmamarketing
So happy that in Europe you can't patent business logic etc.
Germán Castaño
@germancastano · IT Professional, Entrepreneur
This idea is really great, with enough strength can be really good to help many good entrepreneurs to launch good new ideas. It could boost the real open innovation. Congratulations.
fazkamisan
@fazkamisan · UX Designer
I was just watching a documentary about this the other day. Glad someone thought of this idea! Fully support this