Google accused of racketeering in lawsuit

Re:Google accused of racketeering in lawsuit by greydata on Saturday October 07, 2017 @01:53AM (#15422466)

So the contention is that Google stole his idea for building design software? His representation is a bunch of patent trolls and the suit has already been going on for 3 years. The only news is now they are contending that many major Google products are based on coordinated and systematic IP theft (Search, Ads, Maps, Wallet, Hangouts, Youtube, Android). Pretty sure this is entirely bullshit.

Actual lawsuit: http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?articl...

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Re:Google accused of racketeering in lawsuit by erdojo on Saturday October 07, 2017 @02:46AM (#15422607)

Thanks for posting the link. I just read the first several pages, and I disagree with your conclusion.

This was more than a simple idea or patent. It was developed by someone with extensive experience in a vertical industry. Google actually paid to contract with him to develop a proof-of-concept, with the idea if the tech panned out and had market viability, they'd take it to market with him.

Google doesn't hire patent trolls or rely on their expertise in developing products.

The lawsuit is full of hyperbole (which hurts it in IMHO), but the underlying claim looks pretty believable.

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Re:Google accused of racketeering in lawsuit by paul7986 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:07AM (#15422854)

I met with Google ATAP in 2013 and had a similar experience. I am and have been an aspiring inventor for the past 10 years.

You can read more about my experience with Google ATAP via this post...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15422475

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