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EFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent TrollsEFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent TrollsPosted Feb 28, 2013 12:52 UTC (Thu) by tao (subscriber, #17563)In reply to: EFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent Trolls by micka Parent article: EFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent Trolls
In the longer run I agree with you (I too would like to banish all patents), but if you'd add that kind of suggestion to this, it won't happen.
Legislation that penalizes patent trolls, however, might stand a realistic chance to pass.
Next up should be some nationwide patent and copyright court; it just doesn't make sense that everyone who wants to be sure to win a patent trial just takes it to Eastern Texas and *bam!*, case won.
Third would be to remove the financial incentive for the patent office to pass patents and to have more stringent requirements.
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EFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent Trolls Posted Feb 28, 2013 13:42 UTC (Thu) by micka (subscriber, #38720) [Link]
Actually, I think that 'first step' (the defendant legal costs paid by the troll) seems, in my uninformed opinion, to be close to what we call here (in France) "comdamnation aux dépens" where the loosing side (attacker or defendant) may be sentenced to pay the winner's costs (added to the main sentence).
I didn't event realize that may not exist in other countries. But of course, it's a bit of a double edged sword.
EFF: Open Letter to House Judiciary - Investigate Patent Trolls Posted Feb 28, 2013 19:44 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
Part of the problem right now is that there IS a nationwide patent court, and they have come to support patents too much.
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