Thanks to everybody that gave contributions to this. I will post some updates.
Cheers, Andrea On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 7:30 PM, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA < [email protected]> wrote: > A really worrisome topic... > > > Sergio Acosta y Lara > Departamento de Geomática > Dirección Nacional de Topografía > Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas > URUGUAY > ------------------------------ > *De:* Discuss <[email protected]> en nombre de Jody Garnett > <[email protected]> > *Enviado:* viernes, 08 de abril de 2016 12:56 > *Para:* andrea antonello > *Cc:* ML osgeo discuss > *Asunto:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Help on patent infringement claim > > That is terrible Andrea, and not at all off topic - it is one of the > reasons we have OSGeo as as software foundation. I also really respect the > open innovation network and their approach. > > While I have built a couple systems as you describe they were after to > 2000 date. > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 8 April 2016 at 06:09, andrea antonello <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> this might be slightly off-topic (I think not). >> >> In a couple of companies a few years ago we developed a fleet tracking >> software all based on open source software. >> The mobile android part is basically a customization of geopaparazzi, the >> server side base on the usual open webmapping stuff (bare with me on this >> oversemplification). >> >> The project had some internal issues and we never really came to an >> official release, even if the website went online to be used for commercial >> purposes. >> >> A few weeks ago we were contacted by one of those "innovating" companies >> that do nothing else than buying patents and search project from which they >> can gather money. >> >> Needless to say that our project has been targeted. >> >> HydroloGIS, our company, is part of the Open Invention Network, so we >> first asked them for support. It is obvious that a small company as ours >> gets scared quickly from a letter claiming patent infringement and possible >> litigations. >> >> We are now trying to document the (very superficial) claims we got (like >> having a map - Openstreetmap - visualized on a device), as OIN suggested us >> to. One more thing we have been asked, is to gather as many articles, >> scientific or not, that deal with what the patent claims and that might be >> dated before the patent's date (patent has been filed in 09/2000 and >> granted in 11/2007). >> >> I know it is a long shot, but maybe some of you have already had to do >> with this and might be able to help, send some references. >> For reference the patents are: >> US 6754580 B1 >> EP 1218697 B1 >> >> Basically it is a system to track vehicles made up of a client (mobile >> device) and a server application. >> If you have papers, articles, anything related to that at hand, please >> let me know. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Cheers, >> Andrea >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > >
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