On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > "...i4i Chairman Loudon Owen said Microsoft’s “proposed standard > would be particularly destructive to the value of patents for inventors, > technology pioneers and entrepreneurial companies that don’t have the > resources of Microsoft and other giants.” Owen also pointed out that > the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week denied Microsoft’s > second request for the PTO to re-examine the i4i patent in question, > saying “the PTO has again affirmed the validity of our patent.” > > http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2010/11/the-tech-patent-pool-cmon-in-the-waters-frigid.html > > What's also difficult to explain is the list of M$ supporters (from the > same article): > > "...Google, Apple, Intel, Facebook and Yahoo filed amicus briefs in > support of Microsoft’s effort, joining the argument for lowering the > burden of proof. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit legal > foundation that fights for consumer rights, also joined Microsoft’s > effort.." > > Sustain > > I wouldn't worry TOO much about US patent thinghies... The US patents office is the laughing stock of industrialised nations! I've a friend that works for Industries Canada as a patent officer. She says that roughly 95%+ of US patents requested here are rejected as in Europe. The US courts are buried under litigation for ridiculous patents and the government is planing a more acceptable way of seeing things because of ridiculous patents AND stagnation in research... To be continued.
André.
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