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I had an in depth discussion about patent trolling with a friend's father who is a very prominent lawyer, albeit not in patent law. Regardless, I mentioned how
by tmh88j 15y ago
I had an in depth discussion about patent trolling with a friend's father who is a very prominent lawyer, albeit not in patent law. Regardless, I mentioned how ridiculous it has become and gave a couple examples (Honeywell vs Nest, Yahoo vs Facebook, Arrival Star vs every poor city). He agreed but pointed out that there's no reason to be upset with the lawyers. It's congress who's allowing them to get away with it. Subconsciously I knew this, but it's hard not to be angry with the lawyers who are taking advantage of it.
- reader5000 15y agoHow are lawyers "taking advantage of it"? Their clients tell them to sue, they sue.
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- tmh88j 15y ago>How are lawyers "taking advantage of it"? I'll search for the link, but I recall reading an article where a group of lawyers contacted companies who they believe had their patents infringed upon and offered their services to them.
- mailarchis 15y agoThere are companies Not necessarily law firms, who provide services on analyzing patents and submitting a list potential candidates that can be sued.
- Karunamon 15y ago>Subconsciously I knew this I have to disagree with this. Just because the law allows something doesn't make it acceptable to do so on any other level. (Ethically, morally, being-a-decent-human-ly, what have you.) The law should be the final, last resort "stop" on behavior. If you rely on the legal system to decide what's okay and what isn't, you'll end up being a pretty horrible person. We shouldn't allow companies to say "But it's legal" as a defense to any bad behavior.
- vibrunazo 15y agoI usually try to look for practical solutions for real problems instead of trying to figure out "who to blame". Technically, both lawyers and congress are guilty. But in practice, from our point of view, it's easier to change congress by trying to elect better candidates and calling your representative, than it is to try to convince every lawyer that exists to abandon greed. So I don't disagree with you, that lawyers are also to blame. But I'd argue that our energy is better spent focused on congress.
- jballanc 15y agoI agree in principle, but the cynic in me feels the need to point out that you might want to consider what profession the majority of senators and congressmen were in before they took office.
- donaldc 15y agoHe agreed but pointed out that there's no reason to be upset with the lawyers. It's congress who's allowing them to get away with it. There's more than enough blame to go around. The law profession should take more responsibility for what it's involved in.
- DevX101 15y agoLawyers don't sue companies. Companies sue companies.
- lonnyk 15y agoI don't blame the lawyers and I assumed that most other people blamed the lawyers. I blame the law.
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