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Technology Worth Patenting, Thomas G. Field Jr
Technology Worth Patenting, Thomas G. Field Jr
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Inevitably scarce resources are better invested in deciding which [patent] applications are worth filing and seeking the broadest defensible claims for those that are chosen. Whether a patent can be obtained for less than, say, $10,000 is the wrong question. Whether a patent is worth having is the better question—particularly from the standpoint of prospective licensees.
Illegal Defense: The Irrational Economics Of Banning High School Players From The Nba Draft, Michael Mccann
Illegal Defense: The Irrational Economics Of Banning High School Players From The Nba Draft, Michael Mccann
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Each year, the National Basketball Association (NBA) conducts its annual entry draft (NBA Draft), which is the exclusive process by which premiere amateur players gain entrance into the NBA. To the dismay of many commentators, a number of drafted players will have just completed their senior year of high school. Routinely, these players are dismissed as immature, unprepared, and ill-advised, even though most will sign guaranteed, multi-million dollar contracts before their college educations would have begun. In stark contrast to popular myth, this Article finds that players drafted straight out of high school are not only likely to do well …