patent reform biotech and high tech Biotech vs. High Tech: Opposing Views on Patent Reform : California Biotech Law Blog

patent reform biotech and high tech Biotech vs. High Tech: Opposing Views on Patent Reform : California Biotech Law Blog: "While clearly a case can be made that patent reform is not favored by the industry, I think it is a bit leap to say that patent reform is actually going to harm biotech companies. Sure, proponents for patent reform are largely members of the high tech industry, which has increasingly had to worry about the phenomenon of 'patent trolls' and high litigation damage awards, but that does not mean that patent reform is going to actually have a detrimental effect on biotechnology. Isn't it possible that, despite the gap between the industries on this issue, that in the end any patent reform measure passed will ultimately affect both industries to a similar degree? It is not as though the patent reform measures will be industry specific, although I am not so sure that the industries wouldn't prefer otherwise."