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March 27, 2012

Chicago Beating Silicon Valley in Patent Game

Jeff Roberts, Paid Content


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Silicon Valley leads the world in technology but it’s losing a debate over how that technology should be used. A new surge in patent lawsuits shows that Chicago, not Silicon Valley, is setting the rules for how patents should encourage innovation.

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