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Wi-Fi Patent Victory Earns CSIRO $200 Million

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-up dept.

bennyboy64 writes "iTnews reports the patent battle between Australia's CSIRO and 14 of the world's largest technology companies has gained the research organization $200 million from out of court settlements. CSIRO executive director of commercial, Nigel Poole, said the CSIRO were wanting to license their technology further, stating that he 'urged' companies using it to come forward and seek a license. 'We believe that there are many more companies that are using CSIRO's technology and it's our desire to license the technology further,' Poole said.'We would urge companies that are currently selling devices that have 802.11 a,g or n to contact CSIRO and to seek a license because we believe they are using our technology.'"

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  1. CSIRO now in budget surplus by bennyboy64 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was also the first time the research organization had seen a surplus in its financial reporting http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26209952-12377,00.html

  2. Re:Patent trolls by nickd · · Score: 5, Informative

    Except that they aren't patent trolls - they are the Australian Government's science organisation - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), they have been in this battle for quite a while.

    Read up on the WLAN stuff here http://www.csiro.gov.au/science/wireless-LANs.html

    Then get back to us when you think that inventing wireless networking technology is easy and doesn't warrant the possibility of being patented.

  3. Re:Only fair by technobok · · Score: 5, Informative

    Regardless of the validity of your point, penicillin probably isn't a good example.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Walter_Florey