Andrea, I have seen ask patents being used to find prior-art to patent claims. See eg: http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/119/timeline-display-for-vehicle-fleet-management-patent-application-prior-art-r
Kind Regards, Johan On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:17 AM, andrea antonello <andrea.antone...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to everybody that gave contributions to this. > > I will post some updates. > > Cheers, > Andrea > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 7:30 PM, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA > <sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy> wrote: >> >> A really worrisome topic... >> >> >> Sergio Acosta y Lara >> Departamento de Geomática >> Dirección Nacional de Topografía >> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas >> URUGUAY >> ________________________________ >> De: Discuss <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> en nombre de Jody Garnett >> <jody.garn...@gmail.com> >> Enviado: viernes, 08 de abril de 2016 12:56 >> Para: andrea antonello >> Cc: ML osgeo discuss >> Asunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Help on patent infringement claim >> >> That is terrible Andrea, and not at all off topic - it is one of the >> reasons we have OSGeo as as software foundation. I also really respect the >> open innovation network and their approach. >> >> While I have built a couple systems as you describe they were after to >> 2000 date. >> >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> >> On 8 April 2016 at 06:09, andrea antonello <andrea.antone...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, >>> this might be slightly off-topic (I think not). >>> >>> In a couple of companies a few years ago we developed a fleet tracking >>> software all based on open source software. >>> The mobile android part is basically a customization of geopaparazzi, the >>> server side base on the usual open webmapping stuff (bare with me on this >>> oversemplification). >>> >>> The project had some internal issues and we never really came to an >>> official release, even if the website went online to be used for commercial >>> purposes. >>> >>> A few weeks ago we were contacted by one of those "innovating" companies >>> that do nothing else than buying patents and search project from which they >>> can gather money. >>> >>> Needless to say that our project has been targeted. >>> >>> HydroloGIS, our company, is part of the Open Invention Network, so we >>> first asked them for support. It is obvious that a small company as ours >>> gets scared quickly from a letter claiming patent infringement and possible >>> litigations. >>> >>> We are now trying to document the (very superficial) claims we got (like >>> having a map - Openstreetmap - visualized on a device), as OIN suggested us >>> to. One more thing we have been asked, is to gather as many articles, >>> scientific or not, that deal with what the patent claims and that might be >>> dated before the patent's date (patent has been filed in 09/2000 and granted >>> in 11/2007). >>> >>> I know it is a long shot, but maybe some of you have already had to do >>> with this and might be able to help, send some references. >>> For reference the patents are: >>> US 6754580 B1 >>> EP 1218697 B1 >>> >>> Basically it is a system to track vehicles made up of a client (mobile >>> device) and a server application. >>> If you have papers, articles, anything related to that at hand, please >>> let me know. >>> >>> Thanks for any help, >>> Cheers, >>> Andrea >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss