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There are 2 things I'm curious about ever since I heard the NPR podcast on patents. 1. It almost seems like IV is involved in a lot, if not all, "patent troll
by bdhe 15y ago
There are 2 things I'm curious about ever since I heard the NPR podcast on patents.
1. It almost seems like IV is involved in a lot, if not all, "patent troll lawsuits" over the past few weeks. Is this a coincidence, or is IV one of the "biggest players" in this "market"?
2. I wonder if some sort of patent reform is on the horizon cf the popularity of the NPR programme and various articles it has spawned, the Google v. Nortel "drama", the series of Righthaven lawsuits, the Lodsys v. iOS developers "fight" that is emerging?
- pyre 15y agoThe Righthaven lawsuits were an attempt at copyright-trolling, though they are part of the general pattern of attempting to abuse the IP system and the court system for monetary gain while delivering nothing of value to society.
- Cushman 15y agoIn the same sort of way that the Outfit was one of the "biggest players" in Chicago, yeah. You're pretty much on the right track.