Hopefully, as the FTC and DOJ hold more workshops, they will follow this example, abandoning rhetoric and instead calmly investigating how the patent system produces dynamic innovation, not just in products and services, but also in the many new business models that arise from this patented innovation itself.
Support has also been offered by Skills Funding Agency, Jobcentre Plus, the Department BusinessInnovation and Skills and BusinessWest to deliver a range of services to the Honda staff affected.