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Now tell <strike>East Texas</strike>Delaware that... Edit: honestly, the idea of having the software patents disgrace/mess untangled seems hopeless by now. I c
by johansch 9y ago
Now tell <strike>East Texas</strike>Delaware that...
Edit: honestly, the idea of having the software patents disgrace/mess untangled seems hopeless by now. I can't even begin to imagine what kind of seismic event it would take to pull that off. :/
There's so much more money involved now (in all kinds of places - now we have massive passive collections both in old- and new-style companies) than last time there was a huge fight surrounding software patents.
Sure, each US state and each EU country can work towards making things harder for patent trolls, but how much will that help in most cases where products are global and the patent troll can pick their venue at their leisure.
- jackmott 9y agoeast texas is already out. https://hbr.org/2017/06/patent-trolling-isnt-dead-its-just-moving-to-delaware https://hbr.org/2017/06/patent-trolling-isnt-dead-its-just-m...
- johansch 9y agotldr: Delaware is the new location.
- jlarocco 9y agoI like the irony. I've always disliked that companies can incorporate out of state to "shop" for favorable laws. Good to know there's at least one downside.
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- mljoe 9y agoI feel like CA has been for awhile an "almost acceptable" place to incorporate for startups. Maybe this will finally push it over the edge. Unseating Delaware would be good in the long term. They have taken advantage of their position in a number of ways. Like charging relatively unique corporate taxes (eg. a tax assessed on # of shares).