Patent Trolls

by Ethr • 28 Jan 2011, 11:31 • Journals
Hello,

I'm currently revising for a law exam I have to take as part of my Computer Science course at Uni.

I was reading about patents and this made me chuckle:

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Patent Troll
Underhand enforcement of patents against unsuspecting patent infringer


Anyway I'm bored stiff and can't wait to finish this last exam and get to the weekend.

IBM Patent Troll Patent
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"It's all or nothing over at IBM as the company goes for the gold and files the patent troll patent. Forget the Hyperlink patent or the POS shutdown patent, IBM wants the patent patent. Its idea is centered around an approach to managing patents from inventor training to filing and protection strategies, including competitive monitoring. At least in theory, IBM could get approval to own the idea of how to manage patents and make a business out of IP. The next time you file a patent, you may want to contact them as you may need a license to file for filing."


source: http://slashdot.org/story/11/01/02/1534223/IBM-Files-the-Patent-Troll-Patent?from=rss

wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll
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Danje 28 Jan 2011, 11:32
IBM wants the patent patent.
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Krii 28 Jan 2011, 11:33
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Dont see how studying law is anything fun.
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Ethr 28 Jan 2011, 11:44
trust me its not
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spiROZE 28 Jan 2011, 12:17
so why are you doing it then? There are lots of other possibilities
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huumeantti 28 Jan 2011, 12:47
because he's a materialist, he's fine with doing things he doesn't like, as long as he has enough money
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baq 28 Jan 2011, 12:51
because money is the most important thing in the world
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MerlinatoR 28 Jan 2011, 13:42
that isn't materialist :D

I do a job I dislike, I dont get paid mass amounts - some people actually need to work. Studying law will just give you a better salary potential which will mean you can step up a bit quicker ie buying house / car / support family etc what 95% of people aim to do when they get a job ;)
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huumeantti 28 Jan 2011, 13:45
it is in my mind. if you do something you don't want to just so you have money, i think of it as being a materialist.


i mean, sure, that isn't the definition of a materialist, i just think of people like these as materialists.
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MerlinatoR 28 Jan 2011, 13:48
most people dislike their job and would resign if they came into good money - it isn't about material it is about finance, two very different things.

do you have a job? and if you truly like your job Im happy for you, but you are one of the few sadly.
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huumeantti 28 Jan 2011, 13:57
i'm not even close to having a job yet, i intend to study until it's possible, because i really hate working, i hope i'll get a job as a librarian, or a book translator, or some shit like that
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horun 28 Jan 2011, 14:52
no wonder if you call someone who has to work to provide his family a materialist if you live on your parents bill and they pay for everything
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huumeantti 28 Jan 2011, 15:23
are you fucking kidding me? don't talk shit about things you have no clue of.
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Ethr 28 Jan 2011, 17:47
its only materialist once you go past the point of having enough money to live on
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homiee 28 Jan 2011, 15:42
im studying economics at uni merl :D k just wanted to say that!

btw adlernest for rtcw coming out sunday!

ive changed some stuff : >
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Deactivated6583 28 Jan 2011, 12:52
law = $$$$$$$$$$ and even more $$$$$$$$$
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dEzIrE 28 Jan 2011, 13:14
its rly interesting, the amount of reading is just to boring tho
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Tites 28 Jan 2011, 13:30
oh plzzz don't tell me you study law, time to end my studies if so...
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dEzIrE 28 Jan 2011, 14:00
did half a year, and why would you quit if i was doing it.
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Tites 28 Jan 2011, 14:28
cuz you're a dick sometimes
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dEzIrE 28 Jan 2011, 14:31
cuz i flame oxid? generally im nice, i like to flame every now and then. certainly idiots like banga and tropic etc.
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Tites 28 Jan 2011, 15:03
apology accepted :P
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Nyke 28 Jan 2011, 13:43
did law in my first year. People asleep in the lectures it was that good. Its literaly like watching paint dry.

Almost every subect u can study, you have some kind of pre knowledge or experience, you can make educational guesses etc. With law there is no guessing your forced to read absolutely everything to obtain all knowledge of it.
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Tele 28 Jan 2011, 11:51
yo dawg, i heard you like patents..
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fishbot 28 Jan 2011, 12:22
so I put a patent in a patent
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PSHR 28 Jan 2011, 13:15
xd
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Nyke 28 Jan 2011, 13:44
only maus whould get a smiley when posting this pic. its older than the inet, everyone has seen it.
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MerlinatoR 28 Jan 2011, 14:01
he didnt reply to maus :p
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fishbot 28 Jan 2011, 17:02
awesome person needs awesome smiley, ofc
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