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Wait, Editing An XML Document Is Patented And Worth $98 Per Application?
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| A bunch of folks sent in variations on the story about Microsoft losing a
| patent infringement lawsuit to the tune of $200 million to a small Toronto
| firm (the ruling also came right on the heals of another ruling against
| Microsoft in a patent case, for $388 million).
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090526/0238335008.shtml
Another Simple Way to End the Patent Threat: Monetary Punishment and Rewards
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| This is a simple, yet novel way to end the patent threat to Linux, FOSS and
| generally anyone that the big corporations want to destroy or mess with. If
| you look at the patent fee schedule at the USPTO, you'll see that it's
| outrageously expensive to file a patent. This isn't a problem for the big
| guys with the big fat bankrolls, but it's bad for the little guy. For those
| too lazy to look at the link, the list essentially creates a picture of how
| badly you get nickeled and dimed to death every time you file a patent.
|
| Interestingly enough, this can be used to the advantage of FOSS and Linux
| lovers the world over.
|
| [...]
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| The fine would work something like this. First, the entire fine would be paid
| to the USPTO upon invalidation of the patent (Total fine should be the cost
| of the original application +50% extra), of which 5% would go to whoever
| successfully invalidated the patent, be it an examiner or an individual. In
| short, if you invalidated a patent that cost a company $100,000 to get
| approved, the total fine would be $150,000, of which you'd get $7500 for your
| efforts. (this same fee system could be applied to the first fine as well)
| Think of it this way, if they start offering bounties like this on
| invalidated patents, we would see two things. First, we'd see the death of
| one kind of patent troll, and the rise of another. Namely, a reverse patent
| troll. And who would these reverse patent trolls be?
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http://www.raiden.net/articles/another_simple_way_to_end_the_patent_threat_monetary_punishment_and_rewards
Recent:
EU Software Patents v3.0: The Patent Empire Counter Attack
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| Four years ago, the European Parliament has rejected a directive that would
| have codified the practice to grant software patents by the European Patent
| Office. Now the President of the EPO has decided to refer the question of
| software patents to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, in an other attempt to
| validate the case law developed by the Technical Board of Appeals. Another
| attempt to create an harmonious interpretation of the Convention is the
| creation of a central patent court.
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http://www.hackerspace.net/eu-software-patents-v3-0:the-patent-empire-counter-attack
EU commission takes another shot at software patents
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| The big problem with regard to software patents is the question of invested
| effort. The whole debate about software patents usually evolves around the
| question whether or not copyright is a sufficient protection for software. In
| my opinion it is, which can be shown very easily:
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| 1. First you have an idea. This costs you nothing.
| 2. Then you sit down and invest work in an implementation of your idea.
| This implementation is fully covered by copyright, and is your first real
| investment into the idea.
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http://blogs.fsfe.org/tonnerre/?p=42
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