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"Justice Breyer rejected a proposed middle ground that had been offered by the federal government. It had urged the court to rule that the Prometheus method was
by Steko 15y ago
"Justice Breyer rejected a proposed middle ground that had been offered by the federal government. It had urged the court to rule that the Prometheus method was eligible to be patented as an initial matter but could then probably be challenged as invalid because it was obvious and insufficiently novel. "
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I guess unless the company was in bankruptcy and the judge ruled you couldn't challenge their patents ala Kodak. Then having granted stupid patents in the first place would not have been such a good idea Mr. Holder.
- nextparadigms 15y agoWhy was the federal government/Holder even involved in this in the first place? Is it his job to promote patent and copyright policies?
- chadmalik 15y agoIt's his job to do whatever big business wants.
- ubernostrum 15y agoWell, either the federal government should stand by its existing patent policies, or it should change them. Halfway "we know we shouldn't be doing this but can't you just let it slide and hit it on a technicality instead" measures really should not be an option.