http://www.legalnewswatch.com/348/electronic-frontier-foundation-to-fight-bad-patents Stories That Impact Your Rights Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/348/electronic-frontier-foundation-to-fight-bad-patents/comment-page-1#comment-3074 Bill Smith Mon, 31 May 2004 13:43:21 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=348#comment-3074 As usual, the only winners in this legal battle are not the consumers but lawyers. Who reimburses the companies who have spent hundreds of thousand of dollars for the patent, in the belief that if the patent is granted by the Government Patent Office, that they have a valid patent. These companies, based on that patent, then continue to spend more money in hiring people to build their business based on these "valid" patents. Now your intent is to possibly push these companies into bankruptcy, stifle creativity and new new products. Great plan! As usual, the only winners in this legal battle are not the consumers but lawyers. Who reimburses the companies who have spent hundreds of thousand of dollars for the patent, in the belief that if the patent is granted by the Government Patent Office, that they have a valid patent. These companies, based on that patent, then continue to spend more money in hiring people to build their business based on these “valid” patents. Now your intent is to possibly push these companies into bankruptcy, stifle creativity and new new products. Great plan!

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