Comments on: Bullet dodging patent withdrawn … but downloadable here for your viewing pleasure http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/ Firearms not Politics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deathbunny http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comment-6929 Deathbunny Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:59:14 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5162#comment-6929 They should call it the "Twist and Shout" because that's not going to be pleasant to be on the receiving end of. All they need is one joker with a paintball auto using radio-opaque paintballs making some VIP do the funky chicken on TV and... yeah. Fun. They should call it the “Twist and Shout” because that’s not going to be pleasant to be on the receiving end of.

All they need is one joker with a paintball auto using radio-opaque paintballs making some VIP do the funky chicken on TV and… yeah.

Fun.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comment-6516 Steve Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:53:14 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5162#comment-6516 Sven, very interesting. I had not heard of that tactic, the patent/copyright industry is a blot on capitalism, that would not exist if governments did not protect it. Sven, very interesting. I had not heard of that tactic, the patent/copyright industry is a blot on capitalism, that would not exist if governments did not protect it.

]]> By: Sven Ortmann http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comment-6515 Sven Ortmann Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:49:47 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5162#comment-6515 Another trick of large companies is to send a pack of lawyers to file patent challenges into many nation's patent offices to challenge the patent (a huge problem in the EU) - even if they have no basis for their claims. The costs for the rightful inventor to defend himself with his lawyers (one lawyer per country, of course) is often prohibitive. The invention became public in the patent writing, but patent didn't become effective - invention is open domain. That's why many smaller businesses (up to nine digit annual turnover businesses) don't file small patents any more, but instead keep their secret and care for their employees so they won't leave to competitors. TV news annually announce patent quantity ratings for countries as if that would tell about innovation - it's ridiculous. Anyway; patent stuff is so complicated and perverse that dozens of obscure reasons might have driven them to withdraw. Another trick of large companies is to send a pack of lawyers to file patent challenges into many nation’s patent offices to challenge the patent (a huge problem in the EU) – even if they have no basis for their claims.

The costs for the rightful inventor to defend himself with his lawyers (one lawyer per country, of course) is often prohibitive.
The invention became public in the patent writing, but patent didn’t become effective – invention is open domain.

That’s why many smaller businesses (up to nine digit annual turnover businesses) don’t file small patents any more, but instead keep their secret and care for their employees so they won’t leave to competitors.

TV news annually announce patent quantity ratings for countries as if that would tell about innovation – it’s ridiculous.

Anyway; patent stuff is so complicated and perverse that dozens of obscure reasons might have driven them to withdraw.

]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comment-6497 Steve Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:39:44 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5162#comment-6497 Sven, in the IT world they almost always patent to prevent innovation, rather than protect a "real" invention! Sven, in the IT world they almost always patent to prevent innovation, rather than protect a “real” invention!

]]> By: Sven Ortmann http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/18/bullet-dodging-patent-withdrawn-but-downloadable-here-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comment-6496 Sven Ortmann Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:38:19 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=5162#comment-6496 Maybe it was meant to become one of the secret patents but something went wrong. By the way; some large corporations use patents less to protect their inventions than to prevent other's innovations. Maybe it was meant to become one of the secret patents but something went wrong.

By the way; some large corporations use patents less to protect their inventions than to prevent other’s innovations.

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