U.S. Innovation Under Attack
Strategic technology sectors like AI risk facing disproportionate patent harassment due to high-value portfolios and significant settlement capacity. This creates a perverse incentive structure where America's most strategically important innovations could face the greatest legal harassment, potentially compromising U.S. technological leadership during a critical development period.
say these lawsuits slow down innovation and product development
agree it's a problem when companies file lawsuits to block competitors rather than compete
are concerned that unethical behavior by large corporations would go unchecked or be rewarded
Source: Fabrizio Ward Survey, 2025
America's Technological Leadership Under Pressure
Patent harassment that specifically targets sectors like AI—America's most strategically important technology domain—diverts critical resources from breakthrough research that determines global competitive advantages. While American technology companies battle senseless lawsuits in court, international rivals can focus entirely on innovation and market development, potentially ceding the most important technological race of the 21st century to foreign companies.
