22 vendors of anti-virus software taken to court in patent dispute

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "A total of 22 security software vendors have been taken to court by US company "Information Protection and Authentication of Texas" (IPAT) over alleged patent infringements. While the complaint mainly targets Symantec and Microsoft, it also lists other popular and less well-known vendors of anti-virus software and other PC protection systems. The list of defendants ranges from AVG Technologies, Check Point Software, F-Secure, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Novell, Sophos, and Trend Micro to Webroot Software." }-Heise (http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/22-vendors-of-anti-virus-software-taken-to-court-in-patent-dispute--/news/112376)

[Martijn2]

Typically a nonsense alleged patent infrigment, no other goal then to grab some easy $

[pugmug]

If I held a legit patent I would protect it.What would you do if you held one?

[Judge Dee]

-{ Quote: "If I held a legit patent I would protect it.What would you do if you held one?" }-

My gosh pugmug! I tried to read those two patents and couldn't understand a thing.???
But yeah, if they are legit, I'd try to protect them.

[BlueZannetti]

-{ Quote: "But yeah, if they are legit, I'd try to protect them." }-They're legit (i.e. were issued), the question is whether they can survive a challenge, say via prior art....

Blue

[trjam]

-{ Quote: "They're legit (i.e. were issued), the question is whether they can survive a challenge, say via prior art....

Blue" }-
they can survive a challenge because in the end there will be a buyout. Which is the sole purpose of half the patents obtained each year.

Pink Floyd "Money" 8)

[DVD+R]

-{ Quote: "they can survive a challenge because in the end there will be a buyout. Which is the sole purpose of half the patents obtained each year.

Pink Floyd "Money" 8)" }-


Nah trjam they arnt worried cause they are all "Comfortably Numb" :shifty:

[AKAJohnDoe]

I wonder if procreation has been patented yet? The holder of that patent would essentially own all life. I'll bet the US Patent Office would grant the patent, too.

[TonyW]

I notice in the link it states the US media have branded the company suing for infringement as a "patent troll".

[mrtwolman]

-{ Quote: "I wonder if procreation has been patented yet? The holder of that patent would essentially own all life. I'll bet the US Patent Office would grant the patent, too." }-

Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding.

[ThunderZ]

-{ Quote: "Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding." }-


I wonder if he gets any royalties for every tire sold? :o ;D

[EraserHW]

-{ Quote: "Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding." }-

Patent #AU2001100012A4

http://apa.hpa.com.au:8080/ipapa/qsearch

;D

[iwod]

Well, you can sue anyone for anything in US.

[Peter2150]

-{ Quote: "Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding." }-

If that isn't a joke, then there is someone in the office whose's IQ is the number described by that invention.

[EraserHW]

-{ Quote: "If that isn't a joke, then there is someone in the office whose's IQ is the number described by that invention." }-

It isn't :) Patent number is some post above ;D

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "If that isn't a joke, then there is someone in the office whose's IQ is the number described by that invention." }-
That patent was filed because the person who filed it was a lawyer who wanted to prove that the innovations patenting process in Australia was flawed and that there wasn't any real inspection going on into the patents claims..........

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "That patent was filed because the person who filed it was a lawyer who wanted to prove that the innovations patenting process in Australia was flawed and that there wasn't any real inspection going on into the patents claims.........." }-

well he sure as well was right, lol any idiot that let him create a patent for the wheel deserves to be fired.

[Hirtzy]

-{ Quote: "Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding." }-

I can't believe that the Australian Government would actually grant someone a patent for the invention of the wheel but here is the proof.....

Link to .pdf files explaining the patent for the wheel (#AU2001100012A) including sketches -

Proposed Application - http://www.fpdwl.at/forum//attachment.php?attachmentid=3193&sid=85448734d36158fc0fe20f97ba0da1d0

Granted Patent - http://www.hl7.org.au/docs/Australian%20Patent%202001100012.pdf

(Both .pdfs are the same apart from the second one stating that it has been granted by the patent office)

[SourMilk]

At least we now know who gets credit for inventing the wheel. Now to get that fire thing resolved.

LOL SourMilk out

[steve1955]

-{ Quote: "Couple of years ago, a guy in australia was issued the innovation patent for a "circular transportation facilitation device". In a plain text, he got patent for wheel :) I am not kidding." }-
Well it probably was new for Australia(lol)

[Pedro]

Good laugh over here. The wheel was reinvented for real!