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When people complain about software patents, a typical response is "modern patent law really was designed for pharmaceuticals" and that the brokenness for softw
by dzdt 9y ago
When people complain about software patents, a typical response is "modern patent law really was designed for pharmaceuticals" and that the brokenness for software was more-or-less an accidental side effect. But stories like this make it seem doubtful that patent law makes that much sense in the drug industry either. I guess if this ploy works everyone will call it a loophole, not a design feature of the law. But still...
- dekhn 9y agoThe problem is not with patent law here, it's sovereign immunity for tribes being used to protect IP after it's expired.
- jasonmp85 9y agoThe problem is also with patent law. (Intellectual) property is theft, etc.
- mcguire 9y agoMy understanding is that the patent hasn't expired, but is under threat from prior art. Transferring it to a tribe during the lawsuit sounds...risky, but I can see future IP using the approach from the start, like government contractors. On the other hand, it's a stinky loophole that might be shut down immediately. Probably not, though; there's money on both sides.