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Most of the early patents on computers were licensed to various companies such as IBM, Sperry Rand, Digital Equipment and Honeywell.
The various technologies also necessitated licensing agreements between companies. Mergers and acquisitions of companies was also a means of acquiring computer technology rights.
During the early sixties and seventies, the most costly and time consuminglawsuits ever litigated were for ownership of computer invention technology.
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