Re: Pay & file your applications in the USA.
> Most small players can't contest the validity of even a single patent - they just can't afford the legal fees (about a million dollars), and they don't want the risk of a big judgement against them that puts them out of business, so they just have to pay up.
Here in Europe there are ways to stop patent applications without paying a fee. Also you can file an opposition against patents granted by the EPO within 9 month without paying a million dollars. We do that. It works here.
About 5 percent of EPO patents are opposed.
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