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Just when you thought the patent system wasn’t dysfunctional enough — copyright lawyers have been suing patent lawyers over science submissions. Here’s how it shook out. Read more »
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Many long-standing legal rules of engagement between publishers and consumers tilted the playing field in unexpected ways in the first quarter. The period also saw a major expansion in the amount… Read more »