But, unlike the drug industry, the computer industry does not work by companies using patents to exclude competition.

Is Apple using patents to hurt open standards?

I can't think of any examples of Apple using patents offensively.

Fortunately, few if any software developers use patents for their intended purpose but explicitly avoid it.

There's plenty of ways to more effectively compete than using patents which just donate money to lawyers.

If it were using patents to protect intellectual property, we're all for that.

FOR small-business owners who use patents, these are challenging times.

Google I trust to just use patents defensively rather than offensively.

I couldn't find the same galaxy of cases where they have sued another company to prevent that company from using patents it claims.

They are not going after or stifling innovation using patents.