It notes that he stops short of the call to abolish patents by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine.
Count him in the reformist camp with Adam Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and the general counsel of Intel.
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an article in The New York Times, James Bessen, a law lecturer at Boston University's law school (and a former software executive), claims that the cost of filing and defending patents outweighs their benefits.
It notes that he stops short of the call to abolish patents by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. Count him in the reformist camp with Adam Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and the general counsel of Intel.
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