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House Passes Patent Overhaul Bill

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the gut-it-and-start-over dept.

narramissic writes "ITworld reports that the House of Representatives has passed a bill that promises to overhaul the US patent system. 'The Patent Reform Act, supported by several large tech vendors including Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp., would allow courts to change they way they assess damages in patent infringement cases. Currently, courts generally consider the value of the entire product when a small piece of the product infringes a patent; the bill would allow, but not require, courts to base damages only on the value of the infringing piece."

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  1. you have offended my clock radio sir by timmarhy · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. put a clock in an existing product 2. sue when company releases same 3. profit?

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  2. Wow, amazing! by omnilynx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like this is just the sweeping overhaul we need to solve the patent system's problems!

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  3. Re:Eh this may sound silly, but... by Tribbin · · Score: 3, Funny

    And then go to the patent-people, hand over the toiletpaper; "I'd like to patent this shit".

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