On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 14:13 -0500, Matt Pobursky wrote:
> On Wed, 02 May 2007 14:47:03 -0400, Herbert Graf wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:16 -0700, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> >
> >> http://news.com.com/Supreme+Court+loosens+patent+obviousness+test/2100-
> >> 1014_3-6180220.html?tag=st.prev
> >>
> > Way to little, WAY to late IMHO.
> >
> > The feeling to me that the only things patents seem to protect these days
> > are the incomes of the patent lawyers is very sad.
> 
> And also as a legal instrument by the 800 lb. gorillas to bludgeon smaller,
> swifter and more innovative competitors into submission...

Absolutely. But what bugs me most are two things:

- "IP companies": whose only income is litigation of patents they hold
- patent holders that wait around a let supposed infringement happen
until the supposed infringer has a ton of money, and then basically
holds the supposed infringer hostage, either pay me what I say, or I
will sue to out of business

Just my opinion. TTYL

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