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[News] Patent Bullies at Philips Broke the Law, Can Get Sued

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Philips could be in the firing line after Sisvel's Berlin patent raids

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| Electronics giant Philips is being threatened with legal action following 
| raids at a major German trade fair sparked by Sisvel, the Italian licensing 
| company. Sisvel. which administers patents related to MP3 technology on 
| behalf of a number of companies including Philips, asked German customs 
| authorities to take action against a group of exhibitors at the fair, 
| claiming that products they had on show were infringing.     
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http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=5523983a-dfa1-4300-9387-817edba3e325

Philips are "pirates". It's /them/ who are closer to people who kill and rape
women ("pirates"), not people who share mathematics to access simple data like
a radio broadcast.


Related:

Berlin Court condemns Sisvel's IFA seizures as "illegal"

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| Today Sisvel, Europe's very own "patent troll", was given a serious blow by a
| Berlin Court. Sisvel convinced German public prosecutors to provide some
| helping hands in pressing companies in the mp3 audio field to take licenses
| under patents, owned by Philips and other companies.
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http://ipgeek.blogspot.com/2006/09/berlin-court-judges-sisvels-ifa.html


German Customs cracks down at IFA

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| German Customs officials have raided several stands at this years IFA trade
| show in Berlin, including Emtec's, MSI's, and Xoro's. The officials are
| acting on behalf of Sisvel, which has a stand in Hall 2.2 at this year's IFA.
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http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/German-Customs-cracks-down-at-IFA--/111434
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