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Re:Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On A... by rayiner on Sunday December 09, 2012 @09:55PM (#4897243)
I think that is what they want, but the court just decided Bilski two years ago, and the guy who was in favor of categorically excluding business method patents in that case, Stevens, is no longer on the court. I just don't think it's a winning strategy is all.
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Re:Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On A... by shardling on Sunday December 09, 2012 @10:52PM (#4897409)
Ok, but do you think that google et al haven't done a similar analysis? They presumably have a reason for doing this.
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Re:Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On A... by rayiner on Sunday December 09, 2012 @11:23PM (#4897497)
I'm sure someone has, but I think this may be an example of either: 1) setting the ask for a negotiation high then bargaining down; or 2) the engineers calling the shots.
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Re:Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On A... by codeka on Sunday December 09, 2012 @11:32PM (#4897523)
It could just be a symbolic thing, maybe they don't actually expect anything to come of it.
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