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For tech companies, patents can be cash cows, huge legal expense |

May 18, 2012

While most people?s eyes glaze over when you mention patents and intellectual property law, they can have a significant impact on a company?s bottom line ? both in revenues and legal fees. Microsoft, to name one Puget Sound-area company, is involved in more than 60 patent infringement lawsuits, according to recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings. While the company wouldn?t tell me how much it spends on legal fees, a survey published by the American Intellectual Property Law Association?

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For tech companies, patents can be cash cows, huge legal expense

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