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I'm not a patent attorney or anything, but...how could this ever be enforceable...?
by Cshelton 10y ago
I'm not a patent attorney or anything, but...how could this ever be enforceable...?
- therobot24 10y agoi'm sure the cost for trying (bit of cash) is greatly outweighed by the benefits of successfully being awarded the patent
- amelius 10y agoWhat are the benefits if you can't enforce it?
- nickpsecurity 10y agoHave you been following patent suits in the U.S. at all? You bet they'll be able to enforce it on somebody if they get it. The results pay off the patent and then some.
- dudus 10y agoTo defend yourself against patent trolls
- rst 10y agoNope. If Google being sued by someone else with a similar business, having patents of their own might help with a countersuit -- Google would allege that PlaintiffX was infringing Google's patents in the course of its own business. But a pure patent troll doesn't operate any business at all (other than collecting license fees), so they can't infringe somebody else's patents in the course of doing the nothing that they do.
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- exhilaration 10y agoAnd the cost savings of avoiding litigation if a patent troll patents it first.
- sp332 10y agoYou wait until sometime violates the patent, then threaten to sue them. If they don't settle or license, then you actually sue them. If the court decides in your favor you can get damages and they have to stop making the infringing thing. Same as any other patent really!
- PeterisP 10y agoWhy wouldn't this be enforceable? It's just as enforceable as any other software patents - we can (and should!) argue about legality of software patents as such, but if the patent is granted, then you simply take a look at any competing MT system, and if they seem to use this approach, you'll be able to sue them for patent violation.