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Jay has a huge stake in this, of course. http://www.patentproperties.com/ http://www.patentproperties.com/ He is also the guy who created walker digital. htt
by DannyBee 12y ago
Jay has a huge stake in this, of course.
http://www.patentproperties.com/ http://www.patentproperties.com/
He is also the guy who created walker digital.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Digital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Digital (look under "patent lawsuits and disputes")
Despite his claims, he is in fact, a troll - he buys broad patents completely unrelated to his company solely for the purpose of suing deep-pocket companies for infringement.
He has 719 patents, and cares heavily about monetizing them, having sued almost everyone under the sun.
He sued Facebook for friending, for example.
He realizes he is finally starting to lose the war, and writes pieces like this because he is afraid trolls like him are starting to finally get what they deserve.
(Jay certainly is a smart guy, and he is certainly an innovative entrepreneur. I take serious issue with his business models around patents, though)
- kibwen 12y agoHi DannyBee, we had a short discussion about open source licensing last month that I'd like to follow up on, but I haven't had any success finding your contact information or potential consulting rates. Can you contact me at ben.striegel@gmail if you'd like to continue? </offtopic>
- Animats 12y agoRight. He wants to become the Uber of patents. With his plan, patents aren't worth much individually, and they would be sold cheaply, in bulk, with his brokerage getting a cut.