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Battling the Patent Trolls

Posted by Hemos on from the whack-slash-bush-wacked dept.

opus writes "There's an interesting series of articles at law.com on the current situation in patent law, which has become "a money-minting machine for a few patent holders". Includes an article on Peter Detkin, counsel at Intel, who spends much of his time battling patent infringement claims against Intel, and who coined the term "patent troll". Apparently it's not just the geeks who are unhappy with the current state of affairs in patent law."

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  1. patent troll by sewagemaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    what? :)

    Natalie Portman and Hot Grits can finally expose themselves in pink/ greenish hair running around dancing around fire rejoicing and singing troll hymms...

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    1. Re:patent troll by syscalls · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      GO Natalie Portman GO GO GO

  2. Patent trolls? LOL! by tulare · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's one of the better ones I've heard in a while. I mean, we've got these attorneys who go on fishing expiditions for prior art, and they're patent trolls, right? So, what do you call the dude who insists upon doing his jumping jacks in the middle of the park? A lawn shark!!! Get it?! Oh, god, I slay myself. And anyone who's ever walked near a server room knows about bridge trolls :) What about the people who post /. messages consisting entirely of epithets? PudTrolls!

    OK, I'd better stop now. The embarassment quotient is becoming too much to bear. This article is actually about a topic so utterly serious (Once upon a time, the patent system was a noble and good thing, but now it is in dire danger of running amok) that the only way to deal with it is to laugh. Make stupid jokes. And fight the good fight. Or else, who knows? Some company might just make you pay licensing fees for the genome your parents gave you one starry night...

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  3. Patently ridiculous... by Richard+Bannister · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's amazing what the thought of money for nothing does to people.

    The classic one was Apple being sued by the original makers of OS9 when they released Mac OS 9.0. I ask you...

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  4. Off Topic? Decide for yourself. by Sydney+Weidman · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    From the Law.com FAQ:

    Can I use Netscape Navigator with Law on the Web?

    No. LawOnTheWeb.com uses Microsoft's ActiveX technology, a technology not fully supported in Netscape Navigator. LawOnTheWeb.com requires Microsoft Internet Explorer. Microsoft does not charge you for their browser. Click here to install the latest version of Internet Explorer directly from Microsoft.

    Don't worry, it's just some lawyers helping out their buddies who happen to own some intellectual property!