It's not surprising after thinking about it for a minute, but it did startle me to read that the FTC measures innovation by the number of patents issued.
> In addition, the final rule is expected to help drive innovation, leading to an estimated average increase of 17,000 to 29,000 more patents each year for the next 10 years under the final rule.
I've always thought of that as representing a stifling of innovation.
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/noncompete-rule...
It's not surprising after thinking about it for a minute, but it did startle me to read that the FTC measures innovation by the number of patents issued.
> In addition, the final rule is expected to help drive innovation, leading to an estimated average increase of 17,000 to 29,000 more patents each year for the next 10 years under the final rule.
I've always thought of that as representing a stifling of innovation.