Andrew Gowers
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Andrew Gowers
Andrew Gowerswas appointed editor of the Financial Times in October 2001. He resigned from this post in November 2005 citing "strategic differences". In March 2012 he was appointed Director of External Relations at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe...
accusation companies complex discourage invention patent patents research rise sitting stunt web
There is an accusation of a rise of companies sitting defensively on patents. There are patent thickets, which are a complex web of patents which may stunt invention and discourage research and development.