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December 20, 2011 06:10 am GMT
The world of patent litigation seems less and less connected to the real world as the rate of change and development outpaces the rate at which companies can patent new technologies, or even, as BT shows, sort through their existing ones. The amount of infringement lawsuits in play right now is mind-boggling, and while some have some common-sense merit, others simply don't have a veneer of legitimacy. BT's new lawsuit against Google, alas, seems to fall into the latter category.The games these company play as far as picking and choosing who, how, and where they sue are beyond understanding by onlookers. It seems likely that the normal method of extortion via patent has failed, so BT has gone all-out, and is asking for damages, likely quite a sum, as they allege years of willful infringement.
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More Patent Trouble For Google As BT Alleges Infringement
The world of patent litigation seems less and less connected to the real world as the rate of change and development outpaces the rate at which companies can patent new technologies, or even, as BT shows, sort through their existing ones. The amount of infringement lawsuits in play right now is mind-boggling, and while some have some common-sense merit, others simply don't have a veneer of legitimacy. BT's new lawsuit against Google, alas, seems to fall into the latter category.The games these company play as far as picking and choosing who, how, and where they sue are beyond understanding by onlookers. It seems likely that the normal method of extortion via patent has failed, so BT has gone all-out, and is asking for damages, likely quite a sum, as they allege years of willful infringement.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fFv5vEAxhDE/
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