If you thought the 19th Century was a kinder, gentler time for the people responsible for break-through inventions, you would be mistaken – it was

If you thought the 19th Century was a kinder, gentler time for the people responsible for break-through inventions, you would be mistaken – it was
Polaroid v. Kodak, concluded in 1991 after 15 years, was the first “billion dollar” patent damages award ($909 million). Until this year, it was the