CinemaOSMovie · 2013

Patent 986

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Patent 986 is the story of one of the biggest patent disputes in European history. The documentary describes "patent 4,303,986 Data processing system and apparatus for color graphics display", and the consequences of the invention for its inventor, Håkan Lans. What began as a dream of adding color to the everyday world of computing soon turned into a nightmare for the inventor, involving high-powered lawyers, FBI agents and multinational corporations. All of them wanting to get at that magic number, 4,303,986. What are the consequences of these patent battles for the future of innovation? How does it affect competition on the global market when European inventors have difficulties obtaining patents in the United States? Who benefits from the investments and the job opportunities? What are the alternatives? Patent 986 is about the ruthless game and the people behind the patent disputes.

Directed byMichael Collaros, Felix Etzler

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Status
Released
Language
SV
Released
October 31, 2013
Studios
Collaros/Etzler Produktion

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Håkan Lans

Self

David Lagercrantz

David Lagercrantz

Self

Urban Hedskog

Self

Dean Baker

Self

Gordon Bell

Self

Nolan Bushnell

Self

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self

Harold Evans

Self

Kjell Anders Nordström

Self

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Collaros
Felix Etzler
Produced by
Michael Collaros
Felix Etzler

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