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We really need to get rid of the Federal Circuit. On first blush it seems like a good idea to have a court that specializes on technical patent issues. But it t
by guelo 11y ago
We really need to get rid of the Federal Circuit. On first blush it seems like a good idea to have a court that specializes on technical patent issues. But it turns out that most lawyers interested and experienced in patent law are corporate lawyers who spent their whole careers creating and defending patents without ever thinking from the consumer point of view at all. So the patent court ends up packed with a bunch of over the top, maximal patent rights judges.
- qrendel 11y agoCan confirm this attitude among some lawyers I know. A certain unspecified family member does contract law (not even IP law) and totally buys into the life + 70 years to "promote innovation" copyright BS without question.
- monochromatic 11y agoThe Federal Circuit isn't a copyright court, it's a patent court.
- xiaoma 11y agoSimilar shit, different bull. Both examples fall under the same umbrella of IP laws run amok and impoverishing society rather than bringing more creation to the public domain.
- monochromatic 11y agoIt's not even close to similar.
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- masklinn 11y agoCase in point: the bloody fucking United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas