"...without the necessity of going through unnecessary legal fees in using the patented concept without the consent of..." - Is that a copyvio? * See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll
2013/2/8, Fae <faewik+comm...@gmail.com>: > On 8 February 2013 10:22, David Richfield <davidrichfi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> It would be greatly appreciated if you would consider the Walk and >> Talk Tours patented system in 1999 with regards to information signage >> relating back to electronic media to obtain information in respect of >> a site. > >> A brief review of the patent seems to indicate that it doesn't cover >> anything except for phone calls, but the wording is sufficiently broad >> that one could construe it to refer to any data sent over a wireless >> network. Can someone on this list please give an opinion? > > I suggest you consider it as they requested, file it, and do not > reply. I see nothing in this patent that could be considered anything > infringed by QRPedia technology that is not long established as open > source or irrelevant. > > My past experience, having worked in mobile technology for some years > and been part of managing the international IP for new technology, is > that the mobile technology sector lawyers (or more often > proto-lawyers) will scour the internet hunting for anything that might > get them a decent commission. Speculative letters are cheap to send > and as QRPedia gets more press coverage, this sort of contact is > likely to become very frequent. > > This is not professional advice, I am not writing in my capacity in > any organization I am affiliated with or was affiliated with, blah, > blah, imagine a lengthy disclaimer here... > > Thanks, > Fae > -- > fae...@gmail.com http://j.mp/faewm > Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/mfae > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l