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Did Apple and Google really spend more on patents than R&D? Yes – but it’s not all it seems

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

There’s been a meme doing the rounds based on the New York Times’ story on “the iEconomy” which claims that in 2011, both Google and Apple spent more on patent protection than R&D. This, on the face of it, looks … Continue reading →

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