dullbananas (joseph silva)@lemmy.ca to Libre Culture@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoIgnorance of how bad that sounds to us indicates very deep brainwashinglemmy.caimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageIgnorance of how bad that sounds to us indicates very deep brainwashinglemmy.cadullbananas (joseph silva)@lemmy.ca to Libre Culture@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-square56!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoAt least it’s not as common as it used to be. You don’t see many products advertised as “patented technology” or “patent pending” anymore.
minus-squareJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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/
At least it’s not as common as it used to be. You don’t see many products advertised as “patented technology” or “patent pending” anymore.
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/