Tracking buses is patented: Patent troll going after U.S cities

[Glen Newton]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/a-new-low-for-patent-trolls-targeting-cash-strapped-cities.ars

"Most of ArrivalStar's lawsuits—it has filed more than 100 in the past
few years—have been against private-sector transportation companies
and big retailers like Home Depot, Best Buy, and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Altogether, the litigation campaign demonstrates that Jones believes
he's entitled to a royalty payment for almost any type of vehicle
tracking."

Classic patent lawyer lines:
"The government can't just take property from someone, and if they do,
they have to pay for it," said Dowell. "Just because an entity is
funded with taxpayer dollars doesn't give them the right to steal
property. My client now owns 34 patents that are being infringed, and
what else is he to do?"

Indeed, what else is he to do?

-Glen

[Stéphane Guidoin]

Which demonstrates why patent on software or software based system is
not an innovation incentive but innovation destructor!

Le 12-03-15 20:54, Glen Newton a écrit :

> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/a-new-low-for-patent-trolls-targeting-cash-strapped-cities.ars
>
> "Most of ArrivalStar's lawsuits—it has filed more than 100 in the past
> few years—have been against private-sector transportation companies
> and big retailers like Home Depot, Best Buy, and Abercrombie&  Fitch.
> Altogether, the litigation campaign demonstrates that Jones believes
> he's entitled to a royalty payment for almost any type of vehicle
> tracking."
>
> Classic patent lawyer lines:
> "The government can't just take property from someone, and if they do,
> they have to pay for it," said Dowell. "Just because an entity is
> funded with taxpayer dollars doesn't give them the right to steal
> property. My client now owns 34 patents that are being infringed, and
> what else is he to do?"
>
> Indeed, what else is he to do?
>
> -Glen
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