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$400 Million IP Experiment Making Some Nervous

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the duck-and-cover dept.

BrianWCarver writes "IP Law & Business shines the spotlight on Intellectual Ventures, the IP start-up founded in 2000 by former Microsoft chief technologist Nathan Myhrvold. According to some estimates, Intellectual Ventures has amassed 3,000-5,000 patents, with the help of a $400 million investment from some of the biggest technology companies, including Nokia, Intel, Apple, Sony, and Microsoft. As the patent stockpile grows, so does the speculation--and the fear. IP lawyers and tech executives worry that Intellectual Ventures is less interested in changing the world with big ideas, and more focused on becoming an über patent troll, wreaking litigation havoc across industries with its patents."

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  1. No wonder some are nervous! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They are proposing adding a 5th octet as an interim move until v6 is widely adopted. Sounds like nothing but trouble if you ask me.

    1. Re:No wonder some are nervous! by onion_joe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      totally off topic, but Volvo and Audi have had 5 cylinder engines since the mid 80's. Mod me the heck down...

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    2. Re:No wonder some are nervous! by jimbolaya · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Mod me down, too, but GM currently sells the Colorado and Canyon midsized pickups with 5-bangers.

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  2. Re:I knew I should have patented... by tehwebguy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ugh mod parent down please.

    the idea of patenting patenting or patenting pantent trolling has been brought up on /. far too many times every single time patents are mentioned.

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