As I was writing this comment (below) to the “New patent aggregator RPX may have an Oedipal complex” article by Matt Asay, I got chills down my back. You know I’m all for business and profits, but I am also for innovation and the furtherance of technology. If for no other reason, I got into … Read more
Another article appeared discussing patent trolls. The article is called, “Looking to fend off patent trolls, IBM, Cisco support startup RPX” by John Cook. It appears I have a crusade here to properly define the issue of patent trolls for the patent community. My comment is below. “Look, you are throwing around the term “patent … Read more
I was just reading the “Secretive IP Holder Funds Tech Acquisition” article where it mentions that Intellectual Ventures (IV) had a stake in the recent purchase of the Transmeta assets. My opinion about their interest is below. First of all, and this is off the top of my head, there are those who claimed that … Read more
Another paste of a comment from the TechDirt article on “New Patent Buying Firm Swears It’ll Never Litigate Over Its Patents” Re: Mafia – Nov 25th, 2008 @ 1:29pm There is no reason that those looking for patent protection have to pay the equivalent of a mafia in order to have protection from would-be infringers. … Read more
Being proactive regarding patent reform, on the issue of trolls and non-practicing entities (NPEs). I thought the conversation in the comments section of the Techdirt article about Bill Gates working with Nathan Myhrvold was a good one. I wanted to paste a copy here. Peter, I agree that forums such as these are good for … Read more
…Companies Band Together as the Allied Security Trust to Buy IP Before Any Trolls Can Take Them To Court By: Maureen O’Gara Jul. 9, 2008 02:45 AM Source: http://wireless.sys-con.com/node/605480 “Verizon, Google, Cisco, HP, Motorola, Sun, Telefon AB and Ericsson have banded together as the Allied Security Trust to buy IP before any trolls can take … Read more