These are personal remarks on intellectual property news of the day. Comments are encouraged, especially if posts lack proper thought process. Posts may include some teaching on IP principals so that non-IP educated people can follow along and enjoy as well.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Patent Police w/ Benefits
Patent trolls are organizations that only own patents and do no business for themselves; therefore, the only source of possible income is to search out and sue infringers (which may not be such a good income source). For example, see this post though its not a great example.A new spin on patent trolls is to find products that are improperly labeled as patents. This form is more like being a USPTO hall monitor, but hey, who doesn't want to be a free-lance patent Bounty Hunter? Though I think it is important to protect the public, I don't think you should be paid for it. I would like to see this sort of thing as an IP pro bono gig instead.
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