He said survey work on patent value, while less pessimistic than his own research, still shows as much as 40 percent of patents as being overvalued. (cnbc.com)
The World Intellectual Property Organization has estimated $ 180 billion in annual patent value derived from 2 percent of all patents. (cnbc.com)
Without patent value or patent assertion, inventors would have no incentive to innovate, and where would technology be today without innovation and without protection for those who spend the time / effort / money to innovate? (gigaom.com)