This is yet another example of an absolutely ridiculous patent lawsuit, where companies that lose in the marketplace sue successful ones, costing both the companies and general public money and providing a disincentive for innovation.
What can we do to prevent this from happening in the future? (preferably by making software patents go away).
If nothing else works, how about reductio ad absurdum. Let's go through recent sci-fi/academic literature, file patents for anything technologically feasible that has a high probability of hitting the marketplace in the next 5-10 years, and then troll away until Congress acts.
What can we do to prevent this from happening in the future? (preferably by making software patents go away).
If nothing else works, how about reductio ad absurdum. Let's go through recent sci-fi/academic literature, file patents for anything technologically feasible that has a high probability of hitting the marketplace in the next 5-10 years, and then troll away until Congress acts.