One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls

farrellj writes "Dovden Investments, labelled as a Patent Troll by many, got more than they bargained for when they went after Ottawa developer Larry Dunkelman. Mr. Dunkelman wrote BusBuddy, an app that takes GPS and scheduling data from OC Transpo, the local city bus service, and predicts when the bus you are waiting for will actually arrive. But when Dovden came along and asked for $10,000, as a 'licensing' fee, Dunkelman got angry, and decided to fight. 'They claim to have patented the method of using GPS location on vehicles to determine when they will arrive at a certain place,' Dunkelman said. 'This applies to buses, package delivery, airplanes, trains - any business that employs a fleet of vehicles in which they track their location to arrive at a certain place, is open to this patent troll.' Dunkelman hired an intellectual property lawyer and started chipping away at the company's claims. Dovden has since discontinued the suit and are now being chased by Dunkelman and his lawyer for legal costs."

Comments

Re:Back under the bridge, troll!!

[flyneye]

The best way to fight patent trolls and their lawyers is with extortion.
Find out where they live, if they have a family, what they have to lose.
Give one of his lawyers a good beating first. Break some bones.Make sure he understands the pay arrangement.
The next day, go do the troll. Don't beat him the first time.Make sure he knows his wife will be partying with you and some ethnic friends for as long as his payments are late, even if it is during her fertile cycle. Slap him down if he gets disrespectful about it. Piss on him while he lays there. Remind him not to call the cops. Light the curtains on fire by the door as you leave, so he has something to think about.
Begin collecting $$$$$. Don't forget to make good on your promises.
See it is possible to turn this patent troll thing into a positive situation, beneficial to mankind and yourself.
This business model is licensed under the LGPL and open for all.