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I would argue anyone that uses an obvious or old patent offensively is a troll. That includes Microsoft and, more recently, Apple.
by lucian1900 12y ago
I would argue anyone that uses an obvious or old patent offensively is a troll. That includes Microsoft and, more recently, Apple.
- eridius 12y agoThat's a pretty broad statement. The definition of "obvious" is different to a lot of people, and there are a lot of things that seem obvious in retrospect that weren't obvious at the time. So it's hard to use that as a way to define troll. As for old, if the patent is still valid, does the age matter in isolation? Sure, you can argue that patents stay valid for too long, but I don't think I can call a company a troll for using an old patent if the age alone is how you're labelling them a troll.