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'Patent warming' threatens global innovation system
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| Noted for its international products and
| innovation, electronics giant Philips is also a
| pioneer in patent protection in China, ranking
| third among foreign companies for its more than
| 1,600 filings last year alone.
|
| Such large numbers don't surprise industry
| insiders, as they reflect a worldwide trend -
| what Ruud Peters, company vice-president and CEO
| of Philips Intellectual Property and Standards,
| calls "global patent warming".
|
| In fact overheated patent activity threatens to
| overwhelm the entire system, he said.
|
| [...]
|
| We have too many patents today and the patent
| system is facing the risk of being overwhelmed,"
| Peters said.
|
| "Most patent offices have been unable to cope
| with the steep increase in patent filings and a
| huge backlog of unexamined applications is
| building," Peters said. "For a time it was
| easier to get a patent granted, so the patent
| quality has decreased."
|
| [...]
|
| Outlandish or bad patents, frivolous lawsuits
| and high damage awards have triggered a public
| debate about the functioning of the entire
| system.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-04/21/content_9755341.htm
Recent:
Free from Philips, iRex launches A4 e-book reader
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| Philips spin-off iRex, maker of the Iliad electronic book, has gone up a size
| to produce an A4 version of its e-book reader, this one aimed at the
| document-reading business type, rather than the classic-consuming bookworm.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/22/new_electronic_book/
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
Taiwanese firm to sue over armed raid at IFA
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| A Taiwanese firm is taking legal action over damage to its reputation after
| an Italian patent troll representing Philips prompted the raid of a Berlin
| consumer electronics show last month.
|
| Teco was among 69 companies targeted by some 200 armed German custom officers
| during the IFA trade fair in Berlin. The raid was done at the request of
| Sisvel, which administers MP3 and DVD technology patents on behalf of
| Philips. Sisvel had complained that exhibitors at IFA may be infringing on
| patents owned by its client.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/09/08/teco_sues_over_ifa_raid/
iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux's Answer to the Kindle?
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| David Chisnall jumped on the E Ink bandwagon with a Linux-based iRex iLiad.
| After spending a while using the device, he has some interesting perspectives
| to share.
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| A few weeks ago, I bought a new toy. A lot of my work involves readingâmainly
| research papersâand I justified the purchase to myself by saying it was to
| make this task easier. The new toy was an iRex iLiad, one of a new category
| of device that emerged when E Ink hit the commercial market.
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http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1238478
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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