Friday, November 1, 2013
Legal Mumbo Jumbo
It
is well known; there is a problem with the current system of patenting
software. When there are companies whose sole income is suing and threatening
to sue other companies based on these patents, it is intuitive that something
is not right. What does that say about the legal system in general where this
kind of problem can develop? Costs of these kinds of lawsuits are enough to put
a small company out of business, and that’s if they win. There should be some
kind of limit to these fees in these and other types of cases. The common image
of a lawyer in our current legal system is that of a liar, someone who would do
anything for a client if they are paid well enough. There should be some kind
of incentive for lawyers to back away from clients that have no real case, but
this may only drive up the price for these kinds of lawyers. The patent system
along with the entire legal system has deep issues that will take time and
enormous effort to resolve.
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It's a hard topic because what about those smaller companies that need the patents in order to stay a float so bigger companies don't steal their inventions.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough egg to crack. It will be interesting to see if any major strides are made in this direction, or if these issues will sit eternally in the waiting room known as Congress.
ReplyDeleteYea.... It seems so obvious that the current patent system is terribly broken. All it does is allow people to block innovation and profit from it. They buy the rights to an invention, never create it, and stop others from building it themselves. It's a joke haha.
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