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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, August 24 2012 @ 08:35 PM EDT |
I can't count the number of times people talk about copyrights and patents as if
they are interchangeable. They talk about patenting "ideas" all the
time. I have had people tell me that corporations *ought* to own ideas because
people never have ideas on their own. People are just so confused on these
issues it is hopeless.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, August 25 2012 @ 05:33 AM EDT |
Even people who understand and can implement the technology
(or even invent it) have a low chance of understanding
patent gobbledegook.
Also the sheer number of patents in this case precluded the
jury from understanding them all, this was always going to
be decided on emotion rather than fact or law. Headline
verdict of "copycat" or "anticompetitive bully" and fill in
the boxes as necessary to support the decision - regardless
of the truth of the individual claims.
I believe that any case involving more than one patent
should be split up and tried independently. This would also
increase costs for the plaintiff, reduce the patience of the
courts for bogus claims, and encourage common sense.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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