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Also, I am baffled by the strong anti-patent bias in the comments--as if folks assume every suit is a troll at work.

by sk5t 15y ago

ak217 15y ago
Every suit filed by companies from outside Eastern Texas in that court (or by companies who set up shop there for the sole purpose of being in that district) is definitely a troll at work.
- tzs 15y ago
  That's massively wrong. Did you do any research at all before making that claim? edit: could the down voters explain why, please? All you have to do is look at a list of cases from EDT to see that ak217's claim that there is no non-troll patent suits filed by companies outside the district is idiotic.
  - Volpe 15y ago
    It's not about fact, it's about disagreement. You disagreed, and no one likes you disagreeing about that. Down Vote! It's a nice replication of U.S style democracy, empower the people who agree with you, and disenfranchise those that don't. Thanks pg for such an awesome replication!
  - Natsu 15y ago
    You're right. There are plenty who aren't NPEs who are just forum shopping. It will be interesting to see how the AIA changes things, given that you won't just be able to sue dozens of people for infringing the same patent and consolidate the cases. But they probably still will be able to set up shop in Marshall, TX.
pseudonym 15y ago
I won't go so far as to say "anti-patent", but both Techdirt and it's userbase are...extremely jaded towards most patent disputes. Additionally, the focus of the site is almost exclusively on the damage and retardation that results from attempting to apply non-tech rules in a tech-dominated society. In essence, pointing out every instance of the buggy-whip salesmen attempting to outlaw and regulate the car industry. So yeah. Techdirt is great, but considering how infrequently appropriate trademark/copyright suits are posted on there, the bias is very liberal and should be taken with a grain of salt. (Personally, I read Techdirt, but I almost invariably come away feeling depressed at all of the backwards rulings and inherently trollish lawsuits, like that whole timezone thing from this morning.)
guard-of-terra 15y ago
The patent in question is hardware and it might be legitimate. However, those who use patents for legitimate reasons should have done something to the trolls. Not the victims - other, good patent holders. Now if their dear patent system would be get thrown away (and it is already massively discouraged), who is responsible? They are, but they never did anything.

Also, I am baffled by the strong anti-patent bias in the comments--as if folks assume every suit is a troll at work.

by sk5t 15y ago

Also, I am baffled by the strong anti-patent bias in the comments--as if folks assume every suit is a troll at work.

ak217 15y ago

Every suit filed by companies from outside Eastern Texas in that court (or by companies who set up shop there for the sole purpose of being in that district) is definitely a troll at work.

tzs 15y ago
That's massively wrong. Did you do any research at all before making that claim? edit: could the down voters explain why, please? All you have to do is look at a list of cases from EDT to see that ak217's claim that there is no non-troll patent suits filed by companies outside the district is idiotic.
- Volpe 15y ago
  It's not about fact, it's about disagreement. You disagreed, and no one likes you disagreeing about that. Down Vote! It's a nice replication of U.S style democracy, empower the people who agree with you, and disenfranchise those that don't. Thanks pg for such an awesome replication!
- Natsu 15y ago
  You're right. There are plenty who aren't NPEs who are just forum shopping. It will be interesting to see how the AIA changes things, given that you won't just be able to sue dozens of people for infringing the same patent and consolidate the cases. But they probably still will be able to set up shop in Marshall, TX.

pseudonym 15y ago

I won't go so far as to say "anti-patent", but both Techdirt and it's userbase are...extremely jaded towards most patent disputes. Additionally, the focus of the site is almost exclusively on the damage and retardation that results from attempting to apply non-tech rules in a tech-dominated society. In essence, pointing out every instance of the buggy-whip salesmen attempting to outlaw and regulate the car industry. So yeah. Techdirt is great, but considering how infrequently appropriate trademark/copyright suits are posted on there, the bias is very liberal and should be taken with a grain of salt. (Personally, I read Techdirt, but I almost invariably come away feeling depressed at all of the backwards rulings and inherently trollish lawsuits, like that whole timezone thing from this morning.)

guard-of-terra 15y ago

The patent in question is hardware and it might be legitimate. However, those who use patents for legitimate reasons should have done something to the trolls. Not the victims - other, good patent holders. Now if their dear patent system would be get thrown away (and it is already massively discouraged), who is responsible? They are, but they never did anything.