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This patent is ridiculous for sure. But let's not bash Yogaglo; it could be a defensive patent for all we know. In a land where ridiculous patent grants are th
by hrjet 13y ago
This patent is ridiculous for sure.
But let's not bash Yogaglo; it could be a defensive patent for all we know. In a land where ridiculous patent grants are the norm, businesses have an incentive to file patents to protect themselves from patent trolls.
What deserves our ire is the patent system.
Edit: Thanks for the correction pizza234. The article was not accessible (server HNed I guess). And I assumed that the patent was granted recently enough that benefit of doubt can be given to Yogaglo.
- pizza234 13y agoUnfortunately not: > On September 23rd, Yoga International broke the news that they (among others) had received a cease-and-desist letter from another website which also offers yoga videos for streaming (soon revealed to be YogaGlo) so, feel free to bash it.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoYou don't need a patent to be defensive. You only need publication. You can get that publication with an A document (published but not examined/granted) if you wish, there are cheaper ways; write it down and have it notarised.
- nitrogen 13y agoIs my understanding mistaken that the new patent laws in the US don't treat unpublished findings as prior art, as part of first to file, so a notarized undisclosed design doesn't count as a public application or publication of the invention?
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoYou're right, it needs to be published - publicly available - and notarised to confirm the date. I'll correct my post. Edit: oh, apparently I'm not allowed to correct my post. The more I'm here the more I'm frustrated by how HN is structured and how opaque its rules are.
- rosser 13y agoYou have a two-hour window after posting to edit a comment.