Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to the public

Re:Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to ... by btrettel on Thursday October 03, 2024 @05:21PM (#41735141)

You are mistaken. I'm a former patent examiner as pointed out in the third word of my first comment here. So I have no conflict of interest. And I think I have a solid understanding of how much people hate patent trolls and software patents in general, which is why I added the qualifier about how I know my comment would be unpopular in some other comments here.

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Re:Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to ... by eastdakota on Thursday October 03, 2024 @07:41PM (#41736235)

You really are hilarious. “…third word of my first comment…”

I love the fact that you exist.

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Re:Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to ... by dpe82 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @08:05PM (#41736421)

"I'm going to say something you hate"

> Says something we hate

"Why do you hate what I said?"

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Re:Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to ... by the_gorilla on Thursday October 03, 2024 @05:26PM (#41735188)

Conflicts of interest don't really work like that. You are a patent examiner even after you stop working as one, and for as long as your loyalties and ideas remain with your former job.

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Re:Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to ... by jon_richards on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:10PM (#41737147)

I’d say the conflict of interest has gone away, but the years of rationalizing cognitive dissonance have solidified certain opinions.

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