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Are Patents Still Worth the Trouble?
BPSurveys
Here is a quick way to learn what's on the mind of your fellow BPCouncil members. Find out where they stand on today's issues or which technologies and methods they think work best – and put in your two cents as well when you add a comment.
BPCouncil: BPSurveys
Are Patents Still Worth the Trouble?
YES – Know how to maximize your patent portfolio and leverage the system to your advantage
NO – Patent litigation costs outweigh any patent profits you may get
THE DEBATE IS NOT OVER – Let's see the new patent reforms first
Should eBay be held accountable for counterfeit items sold on its site?
YES – It's aware of the transactions – and it's profiting from them.
33%
NO – It does not stock the goods, but merely facilitates sales.
21%
NOT SURE – It can do a better job, but rights' owners need to help.
46%
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Anti-Counterfeit Packaging – Expense or Investment? Do you consider security-enhancing packaging technology to be:
An additional expense you don't really need
29%
A long-term investment
46%
Something you need – but only when a problem arises
26%
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To Litigate or to Arbitrate? When it comes to IP infringement, is Alternative Dispute Resolution a viable alternative to litigation?
YES – Its cost-effectiveness alone, in addition to other benefits, is reason enough to try it.
35%
NO – It does not work when legal precedent or some kind of punishment is required.
33%
I'M NOT 100% CONVINCED of either option, but am willing to try both.
33%
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Accessory to a Crime? Do you think that companies who are aware that their products have been counterfeited – and don't proactively do something about it – are just as liable as the counterfeiters themselves?
Yes – Companies should protect their customers above all.
40%
No – Brand owners have limited resources and must prioritize them.
25%
Barking at the wrong tree – Stopping counterfeiters is the job of government and law enforcement.
35%
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Counterfeiters or consumers? Criminal greed or market demand? Who's the bigger villain in the proliferation of fake products in the market?
The government - All talk, no action?
26%
Counterfeiters - Don't blame the victims.
34%
Consumers - If there's no demand, there's no supply.
39%
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Brand giants see red! Is Johnson & Johnson being a corporate bully or is the American Red Cross violating a hundred-year agreement?
Big Money – Big Bully!
34%
What's fair is fair. J&J are due their share of the profits.
33%
Let the courts decide
33%
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Do you think movements like Creative Commons, Copyleft and GNU General Public licenses help or hinder the creation of new content for the retail market?
Hinder – without the promise of a reasonable ROI content creators and distributors may not invest in new titles
32%
Help – artists, developers, authors will be enabled to create new content, software and etc without restrictions
38%
Don't effect the process – people will continue to create new content and consumers will continue to seek out new content
29%
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Resolved – Software should be patented: Where do you stand on this debate?
YES – It's about economics: organizations should be able to protect their intellectual property.
37%
NO – It's about rights: people should be able to do what they want on their own computers.
32%
YES, if they are really new and involve an inventive step; NO, if they don't.
32%
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Good Cop/Bad Cop: What's the best way to stop consumer consumption of fake goods?
Educate them – Increased awareness is the only way.
34%
Punish them – They're just as guilty as the counterfeiters
32%
Both – Educating and penalizing may be the magic formula
34%
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Do you believe that the general public perceives counterfeiting as a victimless crime?
No – more should be done to raise awareness.
33%
Somewhat –the connection to organized crime is well known but not to terrorism.
32%
Yes – the connection to crime and the health hazards are well known.
35%
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RFID Technologies - No Longer Just for Grocery Swiping: Would you agree to an RFID implant at work for security reasons, at the hospital for safety reasons, or for passport control?
No way – Reminds me too much of "big brother"
38%
Sure – One less identity card in my wallet
32%
Maybe – I would need to learn more about it
30%
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Have you knowingly purchased counterfeit luxury goods?
Yes - It was such a bargain, I couldn't stand the temptation
38%
No - I would never buy anything I suspect to be counterfeit or contraband
32%
Not that I am aware of, but you never know...
30%
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