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Apple sued in Apple TV wireless audio patent clash
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| The named US patents are 7,130,616, 7,142,934, 7,142,935, and 7,167,765, but
| we note that the final three are all headed 'Audio converter device and
| method for using the same', have the same abstract and are therefore clearly
| variations on a theme.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/12/19/apple_sued_over_apple_tv/
US Trade Panel to Investigate Semiconductor Patent Complaint
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| The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to investigate three
| patent complaints -- about semiconductor circuits, camera phones and flash
| memory chips -- that could lead to products being banned from import into the
| U.S.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/155773/us_trade_panel_to_investigate_semiconductor_patent_complaint.html?tk=rss_news
Recent:
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates
Say
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| Patent monopolies are believed to drive innovation but they actually impede
| the pace of science and innovation, Stiglitz said. The current “patent
| thicket,” in which anyone who writes a successful software programme is sued
| for alleged patent infringement, highlights the current IP system’s failure
| to encourage innovation, he said.
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| Another problem is that the social returns from innovation do not accord with
| the private returns associated with the patent system, Stiglitz said. The
| marginal benefit from innovation is that an idea may become available sooner
| than it might have. But the person who secures the patent on it wins a
| long-term monopoly, creating a gap between private and social returns.
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1129
Economist Critic of Software Patents gets Nobel Prize
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| The FFII congratulates Eric S. Maskin, an economist who has long criticised
| the patenting of software, for receiving the 2007 Nobel Prize for Economics.
| Prof. Maskin and two colleagues receive the Prize for research into the
| optimal design of economic mechanisms. By applying his theory to the IT
| sector, Maskin demonstrated "that in such a dynamic industry, patent
| protection may reduce overall innovation and welfare."
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http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/Economist_Critic_of_Software_Patents_gets_Nobel_Prize
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