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By: Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: ENG Series: ; 5Publication details: March 2010 0Edition: 3Description: 34-46 PpSubject(s): DDC classification:
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Online resources: Summary: The article presents a discussion about creating a capital market for inventions and making applied research profitable so it will attract more private sector investors. The goals of the author's company, Intellectual Ventures which is an invention capital firm, are mentioned. Topics include the development of the computer software industry in the 1970s, technological progress as a foundation for economic growth, the limitation of U.S. federal funding for academic research, and the issue of risk sharing. The distinction between investing in invention capital funds and investing in venture capital or private equity funds is noted. The disrespect for intellectual property patents is mentioned. INSET: Idea in Brief.
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The article presents a discussion about creating a capital market for inventions and making applied research profitable so it will attract more private sector investors. The goals of the author's company, Intellectual Ventures which is an invention capital firm, are mentioned. Topics include the development of the computer software industry in the 1970s, technological progress as a foundation for economic growth, the limitation of U.S. federal funding for academic research, and the issue of risk sharing. The distinction between investing in invention capital funds and investing in venture capital or private equity funds is noted. The disrespect for intellectual property patents is mentioned. INSET: Idea in Brief.

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