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Could someone (or has someone already tried to) patent the process of patent trolling? I know that such a patent shouldn't be granted because the idea obviously

by h4pless 14y ago

Could someone (or has someone already tried to) patent the process of patent trolling? I know that such a patent shouldn't be granted because the idea obviously isn't original but it seems as though there are so many bogus patents sneaking through the cracks that it could be possible. It would be nice if there was someone you could call to troll the trolls.

cschmidt 14y ago
Strangely Halliburton seems to have done this: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/11/12/halliburton-patenting-patent-trolling-to-block-patent-trolls/ http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/11/12/halliburton-patenting-pa...
- hdj 14y ago
  What did happen to this application? Accepted or dismissed?
  - verroq 14y ago
    Surely there's been prior art.
kaliblack 14y ago
Simple patent sending paper-based communication that is enveloped in a paper casing.
zem 14y ago
ObUserfriendly: http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030301 http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030301