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> they'd only sue company X for patent violations if company X sued Google for patent violations. That's still a problem. Suppose company X has a real innovat
by darkarmani 5y ago
> they'd only sue company X for patent violations if company X sued Google for patent violations.
That's still a problem. Suppose company X has a real innovation that is worth billions of dollars and google sues them using "bogus" patents? Most patents suck, but there are some that actually cover real innovation.
- fomine3 5y agoVP9/AV1 patent would be good example.
- sangnoir 5y ago> Suppose company X has a real innovation that is worth billions of dollars and google sues them using "bogus" patents? Bogus patents will be dismissed, eventually. Going to court means commiting to a multiyear-process with no clear outcome if the other party has a hefty patent portfolio (regardless of how you characterize them). The process is quicker and more painful against those without defense,as Google learned when Apple decided to go "Thermonuclear" with patents.