dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to Libre CultureEnglish · 3 months agoIgnorance of how bad that sounds to us indicates very deep brainwashinglemmy.caimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down13
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageIgnorance of how bad that sounds to us indicates very deep brainwashinglemmy.cadullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to Libre CultureEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBecause patents are now used as an offensive thicket and a way to parasitize businesses that actually do something. Intellectual Ventures is one of the more notable patient troll companies: https://www.techdirt.com/2016/03/31/stupid-patent-month-mega-troll-intellectual-ventures-hits-florist-with-do-it-on-a-computer-scheduling-patent/ Ihttps://www.techdirt.com/2012/12/20/intellectual-ventures-dont-mind-our-2000-shell-companies-thats-totally-normal/
Because patents are now used as an offensive thicket and a way to parasitize businesses that actually do something.
Intellectual Ventures is one of the more notable patient troll companies: https://www.techdirt.com/2016/03/31/stupid-patent-month-mega-troll-intellectual-ventures-hits-florist-with-do-it-on-a-computer-scheduling-patent/
Ihttps://www.techdirt.com/2012/12/20/intellectual-ventures-dont-mind-our-2000-shell-companies-thats-totally-normal/