Comments on: Acacia Bites Dell with Software Patents, Reform Sought at Tilburg http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/comment-page-1/#comment-58714 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:05:16 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/#comment-58714 Prevention is still better than correction. Prevention is still better than correction.

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/comment-page-1/#comment-58711 The Mad Hatter Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:58:08 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/#comment-58711 Actually I'm really happy that Accacia, Intellectual Ventures, etc. are trying to "monetize" their assets as aggressively as they are. By doing this they are making the dangers of an uncontrolled patent system visible, just as the sub prime meltdown made the dangers of an uncontrolled banking system visible. Once the dangers become visible (as with the DMCA) regulation to control those dangers is generally forthcoming, even when the companies in question lobby hard against it. I should mention at this point that I am a firm believer that the Patent System needs a total overhaul, that over 95% of all patents should not have been issued due either to obviousness or other issues (Mexican beans anyone?). Actually I’m really happy that Accacia, Intellectual Ventures, etc. are trying to “monetize” their assets as aggressively as they are. By doing this they are making the dangers of an uncontrolled patent system visible, just as the sub prime meltdown made the dangers of an uncontrolled banking system visible. Once the dangers become visible (as with the DMCA) regulation to control those dangers is generally forthcoming, even when the companies in question lobby hard against it.

I should mention at this point that I am a firm believer that the Patent System needs a total overhaul, that over 95% of all patents should not have been issued due either to obviousness or other issues (Mexican beans anyone?).

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/comment-page-1/#comment-58710 Roy Schestowitz Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:57:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/#comment-58710 Fair point, Andre, but the protesters took it out to the streets with the <i>intention</i> of attracting attention. Their criticism of scope of patenting seems like a decent fit in this case. Fair point, Andre, but the protesters took it out to the streets with the intention of attracting attention.

Their criticism of scope of patenting seems like a decent fit in this case.

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/comment-page-1/#comment-58709 The Mad Hatter Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:40 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/#comment-58709 Andre, <blockquote>It is against good practice to publish fotos of demonstrators. You know that the staff rules of the EPO are very strict and they put examiners in real trouble. In particular you should not use a demonstration for a certain cause to promote another.</blockquote> It would be nice if you made some sense. Instead we have a post that apparently must have meant something, or you wouldn't have posted it, but that makes no sense at all. Andre,

It is against good practice to publish fotos of demonstrators. You know that the staff rules of the EPO are very strict and they put examiners in real trouble. In particular you should not use a demonstration for a certain cause to promote another.

It would be nice if you made some sense. Instead we have a post that apparently must have meant something, or you wouldn’t have posted it, but that makes no sense at all.

]]> By: Andre http://techrights.org/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/comment-page-1/#comment-58706 Andre Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:55:22 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/patent-reform-tilburg/#comment-58706 It is against good practice to publish fotos of demonstrators. You know that the staff rules of the EPO are very strict and they put examiners in real trouble. In particular you should not use a demonstration for a certain cause to promote another. It is against good practice to publish fotos of demonstrators. You know that the staff rules of the EPO are very strict and they put examiners in real trouble. In particular you should not use a demonstration for a certain cause to promote another.

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