s Article 27 and technology patents. While the only
serious litigation under this has been between the United States and
Argentina concerning pharmaceutical patents, the article mandates that
signatories provide technology patents without discrimination.
So while the EU has rejected softw
>... depending on where the patent is granted.
Sorry, this is a fiction.
When a USA company creates a device, they typically pay the patents
across the board, not just on the units that are going to countries that
"respect" patents.
When companies are building products, they make product decisio
"Jon 'maddog' Hall" writes:
>
> >Given that the patent system is an impingement
> >on the liberties of 300,000,000 people (telling them what they may not
> >do with their own property) to benefit one person or a small handful
> >of his cohorts, the hurdle to prove the case ought to be set very,
>Given that the patent system is an impingement
>on the liberties of 300,000,000 people (telling them what they may not
>do with their own property) to benefit one person or a small handful
>of his cohorts, the hurdle to prove the case ought to be set very,
>very high.
I would argue that the imp
On 07/18/2010 09:02 AM, Bruce Dawson wrote:
> I can't think of any evidence that will prove the opposite -
> unless a lot of software businesses are willing to open their books and
> their legal papers.
Well, you can't make a reasonable policy decision absent data on
available alternatives. Give
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote:
>
> This article about software patents popped up today. Any comments about
> the relevance and possibilities of software patent reform to the point
> of reversal and removal?
>
>
> http://www.informationw
Jeffry Smith wrote:
>> On 07/17/2010 10:17 AM, Bruce Dawson wrote:
>>
>>> Software patents are bad for the industry - its one reason I retired
>>> early rather than spend all my time fending off patent trolls instead of
>>> "innovating".
>&
> On 07/17/2010 10:17 AM, Bruce Dawson wrote:
>> Software patents are bad for the industry - its one reason I retired
>> early rather than spend all my time fending off patent trolls instead of
>> "innovating".
>>
US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clau
there is an
economic loss to the individual or business. The elimination of software
patents will remove a lot of these trolls.
Additionally, New Zealand is about to outlaw software patents altogether.
On 07/17/2010 10:17 AM, Bruce Dawson wrote:
> Software patents are bad for the industry -
Software patents are bad for the industry - its one reason I retired
early rather than spend all my time fending off patent trolls instead of
"innovating".
However, its going to take a few more decisive blows against software
patents before "corporate lawyers" decide its a
This article about software patents popped up today. Any comments about
the relevance and possibilities of software patent reform to the point
of reversal and removal?
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/07/death_knell_for.html;jsessionid=GXGKJE0XM2GPJQE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN?cid
On 5/22/07, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What gets me is, don't they *HAVE* to defend the patents? I know
> that applies to Trademarks, but I would assume that they'd have no leg
> to stand on if they blatently allowed one party to publically be
> violating their patents, and then
On 5/22/07, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/22/07, Bruce Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > See http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/22/1224259 (Microsoft
> > will not sue over Linux patents)
> Hmmm. From the actual article:
> "If we wanted to go down that road we could hav
On 5/22/07, Bruce Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> See http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/22/1224259 (Microsoft
> will not sue over Linux patents)
Hmmm. From the actual article:
"If we wanted to go down that road we could have done that three years
ago," said a Microsoft spokesper
LDR wrote:
> On our way to Redmond.
>
See http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/22/1224259 (Microsoft
will not sue over Linux patents)
And I was reading (can't find where at the moment) where some were
advertising "Sue Me, Sue Me" in an attempt to get Microsoft to reveal
the patents bein
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:52:54 -0500
Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At last nights CentraLUG meeting, there was discussion over the status
> of European software patent rules...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/07/ec_says_yes_patents/
For more info, there has been good ongoing his
rs have
always been in favor of the patents and the parliment has always been against
it. This is why I have a european-made T-shirt that says "No Software
Patents - Power to the Parliament!"
Ergo we will have to see what happens if the Parliament holds true and does not
radify it.
By
At last nights CentraLUG meeting, there was discussion over the status
of European software patent rules. It appears that I was a day late and
dollar short in my information:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/07/ec_says_yes_patents/
If I understand correctly, the "European Council of Minister
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