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IP Insurance For Software

Posted by michael on from the solutions-in-search-of-a-problem dept.

isn't my name writes "We all know that OSRM has come out to offer insurance against intellectual property claims for open source software. Recently, we've seen IBM open up 500 patents and SUN up the ante with 1600. But all of these moves are targeted at F/OSS software. There's an article at IPW that looks at the state of patent insurance for non-F/OSS."

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  1. Forget insurance, get the best legal help by Anonymous+Cowherd+X · · Score: 4, Informative

    IMHO, insurance is futile, you are better off hiring the best legal help you can find. If you are doing something that important you should consult with an IP law specialists about protecting your IP before you even start the project. Contrary to what most people believe the top law firms do a lot of pro bono work and are open to flexible payment arrangements. As someone with quite a bit of experience in the world of IP protection (I mean legal, not just firewalls), I can recommend the following law firms for IP protection pertaining to software, e-commerce and the Internet in general:

    For further details on those law firms check out the largest 250 law firms in the U.S. Oh and I am in no way affiliated with any of those firms, of course.

  2. The Evolution of a FOSS Advocate by ColonelZen · · Score: 2, Informative
    Jeff's response in detail to such statements.

    http://www.ip-wars.net/story/2005/1/7/143919/5252

    -- TWZ

  3. 3000 times loss by Vitanova · · Score: 2, Informative

    Offering insurance against softwarepatents is difficult. Ian Lewis of Miller Insurance company said at the Brussels' FFII conference that a company lost 3000 times the premium. For every pound premium it received, it had to pay out 3000 pounds.(74th minute)