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Patent 986

2013-10-31 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Documentary

Patent 986 is the story of one of the biggest patent disputes in European history. The documentary describes "patent 4,303,986 Data processing system and apparatus for color graphics display", and the consequences of the invention for its inventor, Håkan Lans. What began as a dream of adding color to the everyday world of computing soon turned into a nightmare for the inventor, involving high-powered lawyers, FBI agents and multinational corporations. All of them wanting to get at that magic number, 4,303,986. What are the consequences of these patent battles for the future of innovation? How does it affect competition on the global market when European inventors have difficulties obtaining patents in the United States? Who benefits from the investments and the job opportunities? What are the alternatives? Patent 986 is about the ruthless game and the people behind the patent disputes.

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Directors
Felix Etzler, Michael Collaros
Production companies
Collaros/Etzler Produktion
Countries
Sweden
Status
Released

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Håkan LansSelf
David LagercrantzDavid LagercrantzSelf
Urban HedskogSelf
Dean BakerSelf
Gordon BellSelf
Nolan BushnellSelf
Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskySelf
Harold EvansSelf
Kjell Anders NordströmSelf
Steve WozniakSteve WozniakSelf

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