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...and lose, badly, when they provide "prior art". Just because you are awarded a patent doesn't mean it's enforceable. Over-broad patents get challenged, and
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
...and lose, badly, when they provide "prior art".
Just because you are awarded a patent doesn't mean it's enforceable. Over-broad patents get challenged, and struck down.
- jacquesm 17y agoI think you should probably read the rest of the thread.
- michael_dorfman 17y agoI have. In this case, the patent is considerably narrower than the headline would leave one to believe. Even if someone did manage to get a patent granted on something like "bitfields", this would be an annoyance and not a tragedy, as the patent would never hold up-- it would be trivial to produce prior art to invalidate it. I'm all for discussing patent reform, but it's a lot easier to do in terms of specifics. And, in this case, I don't see anything egregious. At least, not yet.