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patent pools

Posted Aug 17, 2010 18:12 UTC (Tue) by stijn (subscriber, #570)
In reply to: patent pools by coriordan
Parent article: A very grumpy editor's thoughts on Oracle

patent carousel (that's how some sharks catch herring)
patent swamp
patent mob
patent syndicate
patent gang
patent paystation
patent-added-tax
shark patent pool
shark patent shakedown pool

If not obvious, some of those are probably off the mark. Are you after a different angle altogether?

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patent pools

Posted Aug 17, 2010 19:19 UTC (Tue) by rgmoore (subscriber, #75) [Link]

The obvious term would be "Patent Cartel".

patent pools

Posted Aug 17, 2010 21:41 UTC (Tue) by stijn (subscriber, #570) [Link]

>Patent cartel.

That's good! I chose (related) syndicate because of other negative connotations.

patent pools

Posted Aug 18, 2010 0:57 UTC (Wed) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

Yep, I think "patent cartel" is the best. Before that suggestion, I was going to go with your "gang" suggestion.

"Cesspool" (and similar) is accurate, but I'm looking for something that could make it's way into normal patent policy discussions, like the way "patent troll" and "patent thicket" have.

patent pools

Posted Aug 18, 2010 9:44 UTC (Wed) by etienne (subscriber, #25256) [Link]

<OT>
Anything, as long as you do not involve the shark species for humans of questionable behaviour.
Yes, most sharks are not vegetarian, like your kitten or you puppy.
Once, go and see a hammerhead, a whale shark or a guitar shark in his own environment...

A scuba-diver.
</OT>