04.17.12
Patent Trolls Funded by the French Public
Summary: News from France showing that INRIA lost its way
ACCORDING TO some articles in French, INRIA is entering a shame list. Here is one such article in French and those who speak French comment as follows:
INRIA becomes a french patent troll thanks to France Brevets
This is unfortunate because INRIA does good work in my professional field. Will INRIA start attacking with patents? INRIA is not a producing company. Here is another article, which is interpreted as saying that:
France Brevets’s founder was inspired by Intellectual Ventures
Way to go. Inspiration comes from the world’s biggest patent troll, bankrolled in part by Microsoft and founded by Microsoft folks. █