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Re:As Supreme Court Software Patent Ban Turns 40, It's Time ... by arbuge on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:45PM (#4948894)
Most people don't realize how bad the patent troll situation is. You can be hit by patent trolls for operating a boring online store with nothing more sophisticated than a shopping cart. Happens all the time. Here's just one example:

http://ia700401.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.txed.119...

At least some of those defendants ended up settling and paying off that particular troll by the way. Petmeds is a public company and mentioned that in one of its 10K filings.

Re:As Supreme Court Software Patent Ban Turns 40, It's Time ... by edyang on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:47PM (#4948907)
The new age of shakedowns!
Re:As Supreme Court Software Patent Ban Turns 40, It's Time ... by edyang on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:43PM (#4948885)
Considering I've been waiting over 2 years for my patent, it's clear the office and its procedures need a massive overhaul.