atebits

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   by atebits 13y ago

   Check out section 4. If the assignee attempts to assert the patent improperly, the inventor has the right to give out licenses. The inventor's rights are permanent, not a function of who happens to own the patent.
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   by atebits 13y ago

   Yes, the IPA is bound to future owners of the patents. (It would be trivial to get around if it wasn't). And to clarify: the goal of the IPA isn't to make Twitter or any one company some blessed repository of patents. The goal is for many c
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   by atebits 15y ago

   The publicity only seemed to help. Tweetie 2 hit #1 Top Grossing on the App Store 24 hours after launch.