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

Posted by Stéphane Guidoin on Mar 16, 2012; 1:20am
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Tracking-buses-is-patented-Patent-troll-going-after-U-S-cities-tp4222p4223.html

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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