 atuarreHere come the drumsPremium
join:2004-02-14
College Station, TX | RE While I agree that a reform is necessary, I think this type of reform is just another way for one company to use the same kind of technology, that was developed by another company, and to make it much more difficult for the company where the technology originated to protect its intellectual rights and designs.
If that is the case, then perhaps we should have every major company re-submit their patents and see if they pass or fail in a post reform world. I guarantee you will not see Google, Apple, or IBM rush to step up to the plate to re-submit those patents. |
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| said by atuarre:While I agree that a reform is necessary, I think this type of reform is just another way for one company to use the same kind of technology, that was developed by another company, and to make it much more difficult for the company where the technology originated to protect its intellectual rights and designs. Good comments. The large tech companies have a lot to gain here, and they are not just worried that patents are too easy to get. The Supreme Court just fixed that two months ago. They use the patents of others, a lot more than others use their patents.
They want patent rights to depend on how quickly you file your official patent application, which is fine if you are a big company with a lot of lawyers on retainer. Raising the bar for getting a patent is OK, but making it harder/more expensive to go through the process is not OK and is self-serving. |
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vicorjhPremium
join:2007-06-24
Arlington, MA | Excellent. I agree with your analysis.
The end-game will simply benefit the large cash rich corporations and leave the small inventor in the dust.
The large portion of abuse(s) in the current patent system could likely be handled by requiring the patent holder to show that they have actually produced a product containing the patent subject (if they being an infringement suit). It seems to me that many of these IP holding firms have no intent or have never actually produced anything based on the patents they file (most of which seem to be obvious or based on prior art/implementation). |
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