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Patent Cases Hurting Small Businesses

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the we-got-patent-pending-on-that dept.

smudge writes "An Information Week article states that multiple small businesses with Web presence are being sued by PanIP LLC. The claims in these patents being asserted in the lawsuits refer to 'a computerized system for selecting and ordering a variety of information, goods and services' and 'an automatic data-processing system for processing business and financial transactions between entities from remote sites.'"

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  1. deja vu by outlier · · Score: 5, Informative
    PanIP has been mentioned in slashdot before.



    It seems that the disease that is PanIP has been spreading...

  2. To file a Patent Protest... by thenextpresident · · Score: 5, Informative

    Please file a protest for patents 6,289,319 and 5,576,951

    "1901.01 Who Can Protest
    Any member of the public, including private persons, corporate entities, and government agencies, may file a protest under 37 CFR 1.291. A protest may be filed by an attorney or other representative on behalf of an unnamed principal since 37 CFR 1.291 does not require that the principal be identified."
    http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac /mpep/document s/0841.htm#sect1901.01

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  3. Re:The whole legal system needs to be changed by canadian_right · · Score: 5, Informative
    The loser should pay the winners legal fees to prevent abuse. It works great in Canada. We also have caps on punative damages. This means there NEVER billion dollar awards for pain and suffering. You can get back whatever is required to make up whtever loss your are suing for, plus reasonable damages (the cap is around $100,000). These two simple rules make silly lawsuits very rare up her in the Great White North.

    This in no way stops the little guy from suing - when he is in the right. It makes it easier because when he wins he has NO LEGAL BILLS to worry about. Of course, if you are sure you are going to win you think twice about starting, but that is a GOOD thing.

    Big coprs still try SLAPP suits, but many jurisdictions have anti-SLAPP legislation. All in all, this system works very well, not just in Canada, but in many countires whose law is based on English Common Law.

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