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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by dpark on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @12:17PM (#16368792)
In addition to the cost of doing this, you have to have legal standing to pursue the suit. You cannot sue to invalidate arbitrary patents unless you can prove harm to yourself. If you cannot demonstrate legal standing, the courts will not hear your case.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by S_A_P on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @12:51PM (#16369115)
True, and I could see this becoming a tool of oppression by "big evilcorps" if it were possible to do. I guess its a fun thought experiment though. I generally like the patent idea, if someone comes up with something innovative then they should see the upside. I wonder if a time window would improve matters. Get a patent and you have X number of years to produce something sale-able or publicly available for consumption.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by mafuy on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:24AM (#16375031)
Not sure if I misunderstood, but patents do have a time window.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by dpark on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:39AM (#16377042)
I think the wish there is for a “use it or lose it” window.
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Re:Blackbird's Patent Troll Suit Against Cloudflare Gets Pat... by S_A_P on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:01PM (#16394877)
correct- Im thinking a time frame of up to 25% of the patent period is fair. In other words you shouldn't patent an idea, but something that is close to being "available"
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