Patent 986 (2013)
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.
Directors: Michael Collaros, Felix Etzler.
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Håkan Lans as Self |
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David Lagercrantz as Self |
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Urban Hedskog as Self |
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Dean Baker as Self |
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Gordon Bell as Self |
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Nolan Bushnell as Self |
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Noam Chomsky as Self |
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Harold Evans as Self |
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Kjell Anders Nordström as Self |
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Steve Wozniak as Self |
| Directing | Michael Collaros | Director |
| Directing | Felix Etzler | Director |
| Production | Michael Collaros | Producer |
| Production | Felix Etzler | Producer |
| Crew | Stefan Ekström | Compositor |
| Crew | Stefan Kullänger | Cinematography |
| Crew | Alex Lindén | Cinematography |
| Sound | Stefan Ekström | Sound Designer |
