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Making a patent troll is just a matter of putting up a press release and a web page. I could claim to have a long list of patents against AptX. Anyone could.

by tux3 3y ago

Making a patent troll is just a matter of putting up a press release and a web page. I could claim to have a long list of patents against AptX. Anyone could. Of course I'm not willing to disclose the list of patents at this time, but customers looking to be extorted may contact me privately.

rockdoe 3y ago
FhG and Dolby did eventually put up a list of patents you are licensing from them. It makes for some funny reading if you're familiar with the field. (This should not be construed as legal advice as to the validity of the pool)
bdowling 3y ago
At least in the U.S., anyone can look up all the patents a person/entity owns. So, your fraud wouldn’t get very far. https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/searc...
- pgeorgi 3y ago
  "I represent the holders of the patents in question" is simple enough. I wonder if it's fraud, if all you're putting out is an unverifiable claim on the net. The pool operators do that all the time.
  - bdowling 3y ago
    Someone who has no basis to bring a patent infringement claim selling a settlement of such a claim to an alleged infringer is clearly fraud. It’s like someone selling a deed to land they don’t own, or leasing a property they don’t own to a tenant.
    - pgeorgi 3y ago
      The point isn't to sell a settlement. It's to publish "oh, we're totally serious that there are patents in our control. We won't tell you which ones, we don't tell you what we want from you. If you're interested, reach out to us." Few people will even bother to try, and if so, you keep them at a distance with some random bullshit (communication can break down _sooo_ easily), but it certainly poisons the well by adding a layer of FUD to the tech you're targeting with your claims. Standard fare of patent pool operators, and it's high time to reciprocate.

by tux3 3y ago

rockdoe 3y ago

FhG and Dolby did eventually put up a list of patents you are licensing from them. It makes for some funny reading if you're familiar with the field. (This should not be construed as legal advice as to the validity of the pool)

bdowling 3y ago

At least in the U.S., anyone can look up all the patents a person/entity owns. So, your fraud wouldn’t get very far. https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/search https://assignment.uspto.gov/patent/index.html#/patent/searc...

pgeorgi 3y ago
"I represent the holders of the patents in question" is simple enough. I wonder if it's fraud, if all you're putting out is an unverifiable claim on the net. The pool operators do that all the time.
- bdowling 3y ago
  Someone who has no basis to bring a patent infringement claim selling a settlement of such a claim to an alleged infringer is clearly fraud. It’s like someone selling a deed to land they don’t own, or leasing a property they don’t own to a tenant.
  - pgeorgi 3y ago
    The point isn't to sell a settlement. It's to publish "oh, we're totally serious that there are patents in our control. We won't tell you which ones, we don't tell you what we want from you. If you're interested, reach out to us." Few people will even bother to try, and if so, you keep them at a distance with some random bullshit (communication can break down _sooo_ easily), but it certainly poisons the well by adding a layer of FUD to the tech you're targeting with your claims. Standard fare of patent pool operators, and it's high time to reciprocate.