> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of Chris McSweeny > Sent: 08 December 2009 22:29 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [TECH] LATEST TRENDS IN PRIVATE EQUITY: PATENT LITIGATION AS > AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Vitaliy wrote: > > An acquaitance said on his blog that he's flying to Scan Francisco to > attend > > the SVOD 2009 conference. I got curious and went to look at the agenda: > > > > http://www.svod.org/2009/agenda > > > > At first, I thought that a summary of Dr. Pavel Pogodin's speech was a > joke. > > Alas, I think he's serious. > > > > ============= > > LATEST TRENDS IN PRIVATE EQUITY: PATENT LITIGATION AS AN INVESTMENT > > OPPORTUNITY > > That just about sums up for me just how rotten the US patent system is. It's not only the deeply flawed patent system, it's the rotten people that take advantage of it to earn money (rather than seek real damages) through litigation Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist