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Big Business doesn't like patents either.Big Business doesn't like patents either.Posted Nov 23, 2008 3:56 UTC (Sun) by Ze (subscriber, #54182)In reply to: NOT NOW? by ccyoung Parent article: FTC Announces First in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace
Big Bussiness has found itself vulnerable to Patent Trolls. The typical way they used to handle patents between themselves was to say if you sued me over patent A , I'll sue you over patent B , this is the Mutually Assured Destruction defence, unfortunately it doesn't work against Patent Trolls because they make no products so thus they can't infringe on any patents.
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(Most) Big Business doesn't like patents either? Posted Nov 24, 2008 10:54 UTC (Mon) by tialaramex (subscriber, #21167) [Link]
The biggest proponent of Software Patents inside Microsoft, for example, when I last looked was their head IP lawyer, ie the guy whose departmental empire grows when Microsoft is sued by more patent trolls. If Microsoft keeps someone on board who trumpets a policy which is actively corrosive to their own company's profitability and morale, it must be because they think it's even worse for everyone else in the industry.
(Most) Big Business doesn't like patents either? Posted Nov 24, 2008 14:44 UTC (Mon) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
Isn't it the same in every software company? The only ones in favour of software patents are the legal department.
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