The Fool wrote:
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> http://news.com.com/2100-1017-961803.html
Quote:
For nine years running, IBM has been the leading recipient of patents
from the U.S. patent office. The company received 3,411 patents last
year. Its patent portfolio brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in 2001,
Andrews said.
* * * * * *
*That* is what's wrong with the software patent system -- IBM patents
everything in sight, and then files claims against everyone in sight, to
where companies that don't believe in software patents start filing them
right and left, not with the intention of suing other people, but so
they'll have the patent in hand if someone files against *them*.
Julia
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