IBM Files the Patent Troll Patent

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday January 2, 2011 @06:17AM from the prior-troll dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's all or nothing over at IBM as the company goes for the gold and files the patent troll patent. Forget the Hyperlink patent or the POS shutdown patent, IBM wants the patent patent. Its idea is centered around an approach to managing patents from inventor training to filing and protection strategies, including competitive monitoring. At least in theory, IBM could get approval to own the idea of how to manage patents and make a business out of IP. The next time you file a patent, you may want to contact them as you may need a license to file for filing."

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Waiting for lawsuit against the patent office by mysidia · 2011-01-02 06:27 · Score: 5, Interesting

For contributory infringement, due to having approved a patent whose filing infringes upon IBM's patent rights
Perhaps would teach them a lesson about obvious patents?