Tag Archives: intellectual property

Google is a playground run by pranking adolescents. — [LINKS]

–> Read the story on how Google went bidding for the Nortel patents. Are these Mountain View people serious? RELATED: More on Google‘s take on patents.

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The myth of the sole inventor — [PAPER + VIDEO]

The Myth of the Sole Inventor – PDF file. Discussion.

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Apple’s initial legal victory over rival HTC in a patent infringement suit could pave the way for Apple to collect high royalties from devices running Google Android. — [LINK]

” [...] the iPhone maker could garner a deal that’s similar to or even higher than the $5 per unit that Microsoft collects on HTC Android devices.”

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The Android operating system is rotten to the core. — [INFOGRAPHIC]

Trail of lawsuits related to Android (right-click for larger image):

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“They made a mistake haha. They asked me to make it for them.”

The bottom line: it is not the idea that is important; it is the execution.

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Rejection of the patent claims involving a method of hedging risks in commodities trading

Wikipedia: The applicants (Bernard L. Bilski and Rand Warsaw) filed a patent application (on 10 April 1997) for a method of hedging risks in commodities trading. Such patent claims are often termed business method claims. [...] Bilski’s method claim was … Continue reading

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