Five PC Vendors Face Patent Lawsuit

Combuchan writes "This article from internetnews.com caught my attention: While Linux lawsuits gobble up the IT community's mindshare, a lesser-known legal action is being fought seeking billions of dollars from five PC vendors. Patriot Scientific, a small, San Diego-based seller of embedded microprocessors for automotive and scientific applications, is suing Sony, Fujitu, Matsushita, Toshiba, and NEC, alleging infringement of a Patriot patent for what it calls 'fundamental microprocessor technology.'"

Comments

I own a patent

[ElliotLee]

for fundamental Internet and networking technology.

litigation...

[ophix]

... if ya cant beat em, sue them! i swear this is getting stupid. anyone know what patent they actually have? the article didnt say what the patent actually was (or if it did, i missed it)

Most ass-backward comment on Slashdot

[dandelion_wine]

EVER.

Re:This is nuts.

[LostCluster]

I don't know if loser pays changes much on these things. Afterall, if the SCO Group's claims on Linux are found to be worthless, the company has no other real assets left. They'd already be bankrupt, so where would the money to pay for all of the trouble they've caused come from?

I think what this calls for is some way to pierce the shield of a company so that executives become criminally responsible personally for schemes this far out of bounds. Reckless use of the courts as a business plan should not be tolerated. It basically amounts to a fraudulent claim by a whole company...

Re:This is starting to get ridiculous.

[sl0wp0is0n]

Wait a moment! Long back, I patented the idea that one could make money by suing somebody. Hehe... I can already see the $$$$$ and you can't ever sue me for money... 'coz guess what.... you'll be violating my patent by doing that!