My OperaEveryone gets sued!
Saturday, January 26, 2008 6:30:09 PM
It seems that the USPTO, in all their patent approving wisdom, has awarded a patent holding firm a patent on a “mobile entertainment and communication device.” Okay, the patent title sounds inconspicuous enough, but the patent covers a mobile phone with removable storage, camera, internet connection, and the ability to download video and audio files.
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To make matter worse, the patent was issued on the premise of a “continuation filing,” in which a patent holder apply for a patent to cover technologies that have already emerged and hit the market. Here’s the kicker - the patent application was basically a combination of well-known technologies and concepts that were already in use, a patent-practice that the Supreme Court recently ruled does not deserve a patent.
Never let it be said, I always say, that the US doesn't have any redeeming qualities. But they don't really have anything to do with the law, courts, lawyers, Congress or "leadership" we might want to follow on any subject, including the no- holds barred free market exploitation protected through the same.
