Surprised me. I would like to see a public discussion between people at U-M’s Tech Transfer and intellectual property lawyers on this topic. It would be in the best interest of the system. Interesting points for me:

• James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer’s book, “Do Patents Work?”

• “patent litigation costs outstrip patent profits”

• “companies doing the most research are sued the most”

• An open comment process for patent applications: Wikipatents