A company founded by two ex-Microsoft employees is buying up patents in nanotechnology and other areas on a grand scale, as Adarsh Sandhu reports.
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Sandhu, A. A new approach to intellectual property. Nature Nanotech 4, 7–8 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.381
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.381