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Apple hit with a $5.7 billion verdict for alleged patent infringement
www.engadget.com/2269826/apple-hit-with-a-57-billion-verdict-for-alleged-patent-infringement/
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
Hate Apple but hate patent trolls even more, hope the appeal goes through
Replying to @GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip
Taction actually invented and sell this technology though, they aren’t just squatting on IP they bought. Not every patent lawsuit was filed by a troll.
Replying to @chewypoops@lemmy.world
Patents have no right to exist, can’t lock down an idea
Replying to @GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip
The idea was giving inventor time to recoup their inventing costs and earn a wage, before copy cats swamped the market. The patent length is too long nowadays