SightSound Versus Apple, and the Death Squad for Patents

[997440]

I was looking for something else the other day and came across this. I haven't fully absorbed (it's a long read) or researched it yet, I'm not a patent attorney and I haven't read the other side's view of the issue. The other side is Apple. I thought there might be interest in Mr. Sander's story here at MR and possibly a member(s) might add some insight. (Please don't turn this into a worthless bash-fest.)

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My name is Scott Sander, I’m not a lawyer, but my buddy Art and I have had to pay a hell of a lot of them over the years. Our patent saga is in its final phase after decades of wins, losses, rulings, and appeals. Barring a review of our case by the Supreme Court of the United States, the winner of SightSound v. Apple will be Goliath, not David, and the “winner take all” ethos of Silicon Valley will be affirmed. Someday I’d like Aaron Sorkin to write a movie about how my “Steve Story” finally ended. But for now, let me tell you how it started. To do that, we have to go back to a time when Microsoft ruled the world, the Internet was in its infancy and Apple Computer was struggling to stay alive without its mercurial cofounder Steve.
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https://medium.com/cuepoint/sightso...ath-squad-for-patents-fe51cc4f9239#.gy4a1lewu

 

[I7guy]

It's a very long read, only one conclusion. The patent system needs overhauling.