How to lose a technology race with the world, especially China. Allow patent trolls to not only exist, but thrive.
I suspect Apple thought they would win. Hence, they elected not to settle.Perhaps if Apple settled this case, they would have saved themselves some money.
So is Apple guilty of infringement of patent rights or not ... this article just talks about getting the case dismissed on technicalities related to the judicial process.
How do you seek permission for vague software patents that should never be awarded and for which there is no product to compare to?
This isn't just some patent troll case, SAIC was a huge part of this and has actual working government level products using the tech.
Yeah, it is amazing how many patent cases are handled there.
Perhaps if Apple settled this case, they would have saved themselves some money.
That's kind of a hard decision to make. If you settle a lot and they know it , then you encourage even more trolling. If you fight it and you tell the other side "Let's go to court", you may win or lose but it's an attempt to discourage others from attempting it in the first place.Perhaps if Apple settled this case, they would have saved themselves some money.
VirnetX (NYSE MKT: VHC) is a company founded by former engineers and executives from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) which developed security technology for the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies. These resulted in patentable technologies which secure LTE communications. Some call VirnteX a patent troll[1][2] because they expanded their Patent Portfolio beyond the original four Internet Security Patents to include more than 100 related patents, thus securing their position as a leader in mobile security technology....
VirnetX stock is being manipulated by third parties.[12] In mid 2012, VirnetX stock had risen to over $40 per share, but has been driven down by parties selling short millions more shares than are outstanding in the market. In particular, the hedge fund Mangrove Partners Master Fund has challenged VirnetX patents in order to further their short sales strategy.[13] On May 11, 2015, VirnetX filed an official complaint with the SEC.[14] VirnetX stock is frequently on the "naked shorts" list, meaning the seller has failed to deliver the stock they sold.
Perhaps Apple can pay them after they get their payments from the lawsuit with Samsung?![]()
From good ol' Wikipedia:
Some call VirnteX a patent troll[1][2] because they expanded their Patent Portfolio beyond the original four Internet Security Patents to include more than 100 related patents, thus securing their position as a leader in mobile security technology....
I visited the VirnetX website to get exact details about this case, the only product I found is a SPAM software download, not a valid product making company. I smell a patent troll, I don't know the details but I think this company is fake. I should have patented the keyboard and screen, then any/all softwares would be subjected to my patent.
VirnetX has no product whatsoever. They're just stealing money. This was injustice.
What does that have to do with anything? Can I wait until my buddy gives back the $50 he owes me before I pay my income tax bill?
What is it people have against "patent trolls"? So what if they have no product. Is making the product the hard part or coming up with the idea the hard part.
Apple supposedly has some of the best engineers and lawyers on the planet so how do they continually get caught up in these patent disputes?
By your definition above, VirnetX is not a patent troll.Patent trolls, by definition, don't come up with the ideas behind the patents they use to sue other entities. They tend to acquire patent portfolios from other entities that DO do the hard work of coming up with the idea (and filing for the original patent), and then use their portfolio to sue others.
I suspect Apple thought they would win. Hence, they elected not to settle.
How do you seek permission for vague software patents that should never be awarded and for which there is no product to compare to? Software patents need to stop or be 3 years only unless the company has an active product and then they should be maybe 5 years. Software patents are just a dumb idea. Software copyrights are a good idea. That way people cannot steal code.
It doesn't matter which is the hard part. Patent trolls do neither.What is it people have against "patent trolls"? So what if they have no product. Is making the product the hard part or coming up with the idea the hard part. If people think making the product is the hard part, then why are those same people angry when Samsung has a smartphone that looks like an iPhone?
I don't think you're familiar with software development. It's trivially easy to come up with an infringing design completely independently of any knowledge of the related patent. Software is just obvious that way. Software patents are stupid. It takes far more effort to figure out if your idea, which you came up with completely on your own, is patented because someone else also came up with it and registered it than it does to actually come up with and implement the idea.My post makes perfect sense to anyone who is not a kool-aid drinking cultists. Apple stole a patent and profited from using that patent.
Making products is the hard part. I came up with idea for a service THE SAME as Uk brand Just Eat in 1999 whilst stoned on a bench with my mate. Doesn't mean we did anything about it and we definitely shouldn't be rewarded for thinking about something then doing nothing.
Technology advancement would come to an immediate halt. One jerk with a critical patent, like any means of wireless communication, cold hold that for ransom for a ridiculous amount of money. And you'd never have wirelessly communicating devices ever again.Unless Apple comes up with them first, then they should be protected for eternity.
From good ol' Wikipedia:
In other words, they're in it for the money.
Patent trolls, by definition, don't come up with the ideas behind the patents they use to sue other entities. They tend to acquire patent portfolios from other entities that DO do the hard work of coming up with the idea (and filing for the original patent), and then use their portfolio to sue others.
Technology advancement would come to an immediate halt. One jerk with a critical patent, like any means of wireless communication, cold hold that for ransom for a ridiculous amount of money. And you'd never have wirelessly communicating devices ever again.