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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 50 , Issue 1 (January 2007) table of contents
The patent holder's dilemma: buy, sell, or troll?

Pages: 79 - 83

Year of Publication: 2007

ISSN:0001-0782

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Jaap-Henk Hoepman	Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Bart Jacobs	Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

It may seem counterintuitive, but going "open" all the way offers the most security.

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