Patent 986

Patent 986

2013
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Collaros/Etzler Produktion
Production Countries
Sweden
Spoken Languages
Swedish English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 31, 2013
Status Released
Language SV
IMDb ID tt2497840

Cast

Håkan Lans
Håkan Lans

Self

David Lagercrantz
David Lagercrantz

Self

Urban Hedskog
Urban Hedskog

Self

Dean Baker
Dean Baker

Self

Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell

Self

Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell

Self

Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky

Self

Harold Evans
Harold Evans

Self

Kjell Anders Nordström
Kjell Anders Nordström

Self

Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak

Self

Key Crew

Michael Collaros
Director
Felix Etzler
Director
Michael Collaros
Producer
Felix Etzler
Producer