|
Can You Please Help With a Patent Demand Survey? ~ pj |
|
Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 10:15 AM EDT
|
I found out some more details about the patent demand survey that
Professor Colleen Chien of Santa Clara University is asking folks to
fill out. First, the link didn't resolve properly in the previous
article that mentioned it, so I've corrected it now, but I wanted to
highlight it here also, in case you gave up earlier. If you go here, you can fill it out. [The survey is on that page. Scroll down and it begins with the word "Background".] Second, what's a patent demand? It could be a
letter demanding you license a patent or a threat of a lawsuit, that
sort of thing. Also, you don't have to be a CEO or head
of a startup or a lawyer to provide useful information. If the company
you work for has received a demand letter, or been sued by a
non-practicing entity or anybody with a patent, you can fill out the
form. If you are an app developer, you qualify. If you are a software
developer, you qualify, even if your company isn't a tech company.
Even if you've never had a demand made on you or your company, you can
still fill out the form. The idea is to figure out what's going on in
the patent world, particularly with small companies and entrepreneurs
and startups. Are threats of patent litigation chilling innovation? If
there is a problem, and it's widespread, they'd like to get more
precise about it. So, it's inclusive.
If you can talk your boss into filling it out instead, that's fine,
but make sure you don't both fill it out,
to make certain the results are as accurate as possible. Only one
person per company. I know there are probably victims of certain trolls out
there, but don't list any such names of who made a demand on you or
your company, just what happened, what the demand was, and all the
other details the survey asks about.
It's anonymous, so don't give your name either, and nothing you say will be quoted unless you give permission, and if you have any questions, you can contact Professor Chien [colleenchien@gmail.com]. Congress, I've just learned, is having hearings on patents this week,
and as it happens Professor Chien is going to testify, so if you have
information you'd like her to take with her, so to speak, this is your
moment. The purpose of the survey, in other words, is to help frame
policy recommendations, so it's important, if you care about patents,
and I know a lot of you do. Just be sure to be accurate and precise.
Here are her exact instructions:
I'm a law professor conducting a survey of the impacts of patent
demands, particularly on small companies and entrepreneurs. If you
handle legal disputes (for example as a solo app developer or person
who is familiar with the legal issues your company experiences),
please complete this anonymous survey (one per company). If you fill
out the form, I will provide the results to the source providing the
survey to you. The results will be aggregated and used for academic
purposes only, including to form the basis of policy recommendations
I'll disseminate to the public, including via twitter: @colleen_chien.
The survey solicits your input on patent demands - e.g. demand
letters, requests to license, and lawsuits. However, you should take
the survey even if you've never received a demand. Please do not
include your name or the name of any specific "demander"; if you do,
your response may be discarded. The entire survey should take 2-15
minutes. The answers will be kept strictly confidential. More
information: http://bit.ly/N0s3Ju
Your feedback on this issue is really important! Thank you so much
for taking the time and please contact me with any questions or
concerns:
Colleen Chien
Assistant Professor
Santa Clara University School of Law
colleenchien@gmail.com
@colleen_chien
Thank you!
Congress would like to know if this is as big a problem as they're
hearing, so a well-done survey collecting real-world experiences would
be helpful. Please do spread the word in all the ways you know about,
including ones that the Internet makes possible, if you don't
personally have an experience to share. This is an opportunity to be heard (no, I can't guarantee results, but
at least it's an opportunity to help, if anyone chooses to act), so if you've ever complained that
no one is listening to developers, this is a good time to speak and
tell what you know.
|
|
Authored by: feldegast on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 10:29 AM EDT |
So they can be fixed
---
IANAL
My posts are ©2004-2012 and released under the Creative Commons License
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0
P.J. has permission for commercial use.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: feldegast on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 10:30 AM EDT |
Please make links clickable
---
IANAL
My posts are ©2004-2012 and released under the Creative Commons License
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0
P.J. has permission for commercial use.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
- Microsoft Admits It Hasn’t Complied with EU Antitrust Order Since February 2011 - Authored by: mcinsand on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 12:59 PM EDT
- Microsoft Admits It Hasn’t Complied with EU Antitrust Order Since February 2011 - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 01:30 PM EDT
- Microsoft Admits It Hasn’t Complied with EU Antitrust Order Since February 2011 - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 01:38 PM EDT
- griping - Authored by: mcinsand on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 02:21 PM EDT
- griping - Authored by: luvr on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 02:36 PM EDT
- griping - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:11 PM EDT
- griping - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:25 PM EDT
- griping - Authored by: micheas on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 09:42 PM EDT
- Was demonstrated - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:32 PM EDT
- Was demonstrated - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:51 PM EDT
- Win95 - Authored by: mcinsand on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 05:12 PM EDT
- Win95 - Authored by: rcsteiner on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 05:25 PM EDT
- What? - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:34 PM EDT
- Microsoft Admits It Hasn’t Complied with EU Antitrust Order Since February 2011 - Authored by: luvr on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 02:28 PM EDT
- Microsoft Admits It Hasn’t Complied with EU Antitrust Order Since February 2011 - Authored by: JamesK on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:03 PM EDT
- ‘Severe consequences’ for Microsoft’s browser screwup - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:10 PM EDT
- Law Firm Rankings 2013 - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 01:42 PM EDT
- Potential News Picks ? - Authored by: luvr on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 03:46 PM EDT
- UW joins Stanford, others; will offer free online classes - Authored by: JamesK on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 03:54 PM EDT
- Firefox 14 Encrypts Google Searches - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 04:36 PM EDT
- looks like Apple managed to patent the scroll bar - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 07:01 PM EDT
- Paul Maritz replaced as VMware CEO. - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 18 2012 @ 12:56 AM EDT
- Anti-piracy Group Fined For Using Song Without Permission - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 18 2012 @ 03:47 AM EDT
|
Authored by: feldegast on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 10:31 AM EDT |
Please make links clickable
---
IANAL
My posts are ©2004-2012 and released under the Creative Commons License
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0
P.J. has permission for commercial use.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: feldegast on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 10:32 AM EDT |
Thank you for your support
---
IANAL
My posts are ©2004-2012 and released under the Creative Commons License
Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0
P.J. has permission for commercial use.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: arnt on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 11:49 AM EDT |
..that's patently wrong. Justice is all we need.
..and, we would get that by proper legislation,
by proper compliance to the laws,
by proper application of the laws and
by proper enforcement of the laws.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 01:33 PM EDT |
Hi,
The link the bitly refers me to is:
https://sites.google.com/site/patentlitsurvey/
But there seems to be no survey, link to any survey, or instructions as to how
to take the survey. Just the page which pj has quoted.
Regards,
Karl O. Pinc <kop@meme.com>
[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: sk43 on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 08:54 PM EDT |
Many years ago one software project I worked on was hit with a trademark cease
and desist demand - the informal name for one of our programs (used only
internally) was also a company's name. The search engines somehow decided that
we were still more interesting than the commercial company. Our lawyers
examined the situation ... and immediately waved the white flag. Spent two
weeks renaming everything.
I also think the place I work was sent one of SCO's threatening letters - in any
case, I was told that SCO had sued IBM for copyright infringement (not actually
true at the time) and I was to track all Linux usage until 6 months after the
lawsuit was resolved. That was over 9 years ago, and I'm still tracking,
reading GL every day from work to determine when the 6 month timer starts.[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 18 2012 @ 03:45 AM EDT |
Hearing Information
Hearing on: "The International Trade Commission and Patent Disputes"
Wednesday 7/18/2012 - 10:00 a.m.
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet
By Direction of the Chairman
Hearing Documentation
http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/Hearings%202012/hear_07182012.html
Here's the subcomittee information. See if you can find YOUR representative:
The Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet shall
have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: copyright, patent,
trademark law, information technology, antitrust matters, other appropriate
matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
112th Congress Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the
Internet
B-352 R.H.O.B.
Tel: 225-5741
Mr. Goodlatte, Chairman
Mr. Quayle, Vice Chairman ((R) Arizona, 3rd)
Mr. Sensenbrenner ((R) Wisconsin, 5th)
Mr. Watt ((D) North Carolina, 12th)
Mr. Coble ((R) North Carolina, 6th)
Mr. Conyers (Ranking Member(D) Michigan, 14th)
Mr. Chabot ((R) Ohio, 1st)
Mr. Berman ((D) California, 28th)
Mr. Issa ((R) California, 49th)
Ms. Chu ((D) California, 32nd)
Mr. Pence ((R) Indiana, 6th)
Mr. Deutch ((D) Florida, 19th)
Mr. Jordan ((R) Ohio, 4th)
Ms. Sánchez ((D) California, 39th)
Mr. Poe ((R) Texas, 2nd)
Mr. Nadler ((D) New York, 8th)
Mr. Chaffetz ((R) Utah, 3rd)
Ms. Lofgren ((D) California, 16th)
Mr. Griffin ((R) Arkansas, 2nd)
Ms. Jackson Lee ((D) Texas, 18th)
Mr. Marino ((R) Pennsylvania, 10th)
Ms. Waters ((D) California, 35th)
Ms. Adams ((R) Florida, 24th)
Mr. Johnson ((D) Georgia, 4th)
Mr. Amodei ((R) Nevada, 2nd)
bkd[ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 18 2012 @ 10:42 AM EDT |
If you let respondents self select, wont you get responses mostly from angry,
motivated people and get no responses from people who have not been adversely
effected?
Seems like a very poor way to do a survey to me. [ Reply to This | # ]
|
|
|
|
|