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GNOME files defense against patent troll
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Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#22Is there anything we can do as a community to go after Rothschild Patent Imaging and put them out of business?
Maybe tell Leigh M. Rothschild what you think of his practices: Leigh@PatentMgmt.com
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#23> We want to send a message to all software patent trolls out there — we will fight your suit, we will win, and we will have your patent invalidated. [...] > Third: our counterclaim. We want to make sure that this isn’t just dropped when Rothschild realizes we’re going to fight this. Good on them. Patent trolls thrive on hoping companies will take the easy route out. It's the same model as ransomware. I don't hold it…
Or if you want to donate via regular bank transfer (without Plaid) you can do that as described here: https://www.gnome.org/support-gnome/donate/
It won't go specifically to the patent case though.
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#24I just donated $25. It was easy. Match me!
25 monthly until they are done
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#25I was wondering, since Gnome has a lot of development sponsored by Red Hat, and IBM now owns Red Hat, would IBM have any business interest in helping with the defense?
IBM spent a fortune fighting SCO, but we shouldn't expect them to be the only ones.
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#26seems the relevant patent is http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H... patented by this guy https://www.intellectualventures.com/buzz/insights/inventor-...
Here is what I don't understand about this: where is innovation in this patent? It seems like some of the digital photo frames could be used as a prior art.
As an outsider it looks to me that the US patent system is seriously limiting your innovation.
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#27Just donated $50. Their fundraising platform supports Apple/Google Pay, so it’s super quick and easy. Don’t even have to give them card info if you don’t want to.
Pretty cool feature that I have never used before.
Still beware that with Apple Pay gives out information like email and billing address.
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#28seems the relevant patent is http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H... patented by this guy https://www.intellectualventures.com/buzz/insights/inventor-...
It seems that the person in question was #2 on the "patent trolls top list" in 2016 https://www.rpxcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/05/t...
Heh, it seems like being #2 on a scumbag top list is the worst place you can be; you don't even get to claim you're the biggest scumbag around.
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#29Is there anything we can do as a community to go after Rothschild Patent Imaging and put them out of business?
Regrettably, "the community" may not have standing to sue, however vile Rothschild may be.
Class action would have standing, though you'd have to find all companies affected by frivolous suits over the invalid patents.
This has been done against drug patents before, though I have no idea if they were successful.
E.g. https://www.classactionsreporter.com/antitrust/zytiga-and-pr...
Re: GNOME files defense against patent troll
#30Definitely I plan to donate, but it's important that this gets a lot of media attention. Patent trolls go through certain lax courts and judges who rule on the side of patent trolls an alarming number of times. If there is enough media attention around this then should there be any corrupt judges involved, they will have to think twice about their verdict as it will be closely scrutinized.