It is not strange int his murky world
of technology to hear of patent law suits. A recent ans really nasty
fight over patents was between Samsung and Apple. I am sure you all
remember it like it happened a second ago. Yes patents are important
to the survival of every tech company but you must be honest with me
that. The details of the Samsung v Apple trial showed how silly and
rotten the patent system has gotten. In midst of this it is really
nice to here of companies getting involved in patent pools
Wikipedia definition
“In patent
law, a patent pool is a consortium
of at least two companies
agreeing to cross-license
patents relating to a particular technology.
The creation of a patent pool can save patentees and licensees time
and money, and, in case of blocking patents, it may also be the only
reasonable method for making the invention available to the public.”
from Wikipedia
I was reading Cnet news this morning
and I saw this
“A group of wireless-industry
companies -- including AT&T, Clearwire, and HP -- have agreed to
a patent pool that could mean fewer lawsuits over the use of LTE
technology, Via Licensing Corporation announced
today. ” from Cnet News
This kind of stuff makes me happy.
Finally some truly positive news in the world of technology patents.
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