Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
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Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
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Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#2How is something this vague "directed to systems and methods for providers of products and/or services to interact with users of those products and services to gather information from those users and transmit that information to the provider" patentable?!
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#3This isn't new news if you've been following this business since the start: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2552563
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#4Silly patents. TIL it's possible to patent cross-selling methods.
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#5How is something this vague "directed to systems and methods for providers of products and/or services to interact with users of those products and services to gather information from those users and transmit that information to the provider" patentable?!
It involves a computer -- and the examiners employed by the PTO just don't have the time or training to properly understand computer patents. That's the only explanation.
If examiners can't figure out whether something is patentable, they err on the side of good faith on the part of the applicant, and leave the question to the courts.
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#6How is something this vague "directed to systems and methods for providers of products and/or services to interact with users of those products and services to gather information from those users and transmit that information to the provider" patentable?!
So if a service provider (a restaurant) uses their service (waiters) to gather information from users of that service (waiters get food orders from customers) and transmit that information to the provider (waiter brings orders back to the kitchen) then wow ... they patented waiting on a customer!!! What a novel concept!!
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#7How is something this vague "directed to systems and methods for providers of products and/or services to interact with users of those products and services to gather information from those users and transmit that information to the provider" patentable?!
That's just the title. The claims are what get examined for patentability.
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#8This annoys me because it is scaring off people from developing for smart phones. This patent is so vague that even if I did know every patent ever made then I would not even associate it with what patent he is claiming he has violated.
Bring back Lulzsec for a day, get them to hack their systems and delete all their patents.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had a patent for people communicating over the internet and we are all about to be sued.
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#9What someone needs to do is get a business process patent on "Patent Trolling".
Re: Patent troll Lodsys now after apps with 'More Apps' links
#10What someone needs to do is get a business process patent on "Patent Trolling".
IBM has got that covered: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Se...