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Sure, but I think there's a big difference between an innovative company actively designing and licensing technology–and a company being formed solely for the p
by tedjedbed 18y ago
Sure, but I think there's a big difference between an innovative company actively designing and licensing technology–and a company being formed solely for the purpose of sitting on patents until they can sue a company for infringement.
Maybe I'm incorrect, but in the web 1.0 days, it seems patents were approved which are overly-broad ...
when you're simply conducting industry-specific business over the internet using standard technology and media, how does that pass the non-obvious test?
- jmackinn 18y agoHave you considered the idea of licensing the patent from them?
- opticksversi 18y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=427621 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=427621
- jmackinn 18y agoThanks. From reading those comments I should clarify my comment a bit more. I don't suggest they make any contact, I am just wondering if they have considered the idea of licensing. I think that broad sweeping software patents are a result of the patent system not truly understanding modern computers but I do think there is an important place for the patent system to protect developers of new technologies. Sometimes, I believe that the idea of licensing gets lost behind the abuse of software patents in general.