http://www.forbes.com/sites/edblack/2012/02/15/patent-systems-dysfunction-threatens-web-saved-by-texas-jury-for-now/
They lost, despite having sued in the Eastern District of Texas, a federal district court famous for its patent-friendly judges and juries. It was partly because Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the acclaimed inventor of the Web, flew to Texas to testify<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120209/05030017708/tim-berners-lee-court-to-try-to-prevent-patent-troll-eolas-patenting-key-web-concepts.shtml>in person. Berners-Lee did not patent the Web. And the explosive growth of the Web was possible because anybody could use it without asking permission. The result has been massive parallel innovation. Had it been patented, everyone would have had to ask and perhaps pay for permission, including Eolas and the University of California. -- Ali Sternburg 978.758.7205 [email protected] Harvard College, Class of 2009 American University Washington College of Law, J.D. Candidate Class of 2012 http://www.alisternburg.com
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