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I truly admire B&N's approach, but they may have to take a lesson from Sun in its early fight with IBM on patents [1]. It's not about these particular patents.
by jaaron 15y ago
I truly admire B&N's approach, but they may have to take a lesson from Sun in its early fight with IBM on patents [1]. It's not about these particular patents. MS has thousands of patents and can keep playing this game indefinitely. That's the shame of this system - it isn't about patents or innovation, it's just a shakedown pure and simple.
[1] http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/0624/044.html
- brlewis 15y agoI don't know about indefinitely. At some point it may change. A good lawyer may argue successfully against continued use of court precedents presuming validity of granted patents. Presumption of validity is arguably out of place given today's patent system.
- monochromatic 15y ago> Presumption of validity is arguably out of place given today's patent system. It comes from the statute though, so a court isn't really free to just ignore it. Changing this presumption would take congressional action.