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Have they made any commitments, binding or non-binding, to this effect?
by greyface- 3y ago
Have they made any commitments, binding or non-binding, to this effect?
- hot_gril 3y agoThat might reduce the effectiveness of this strategy.
- greyface- 3y agoHow would a commitment to not use their patent portfolio offensively prevent them from effectively using it defensively?
- hot_gril 3y agoFor the commitment to be meaningful at all, it has to be partially binding, which could be exploited. And a totally nonbinding one could just as easily be given by a patent troll.
- remram 3y ago> For the commitment to be meaningful at all, it has to be partially binding A non-binding and less-meaningful commitment would still be something. They could easily start there and they have not.
- hot_gril 3y agoI don't see what they'd gain from that. Also, could calling your own patents "defensive" be seen as admission that they're bogus?
- lathiat 3y agoThere is precedent for this kindof thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Invention_Network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Invention_Network