I think that we all agree here that the patent system is completely broken. <br><br>By filling patent, even for defense only, you are playing the rule.<br><br>What I've seen so far is that small companies that cannot afford a lawyer department simply choose to ignore the rules and just ignore completely the patent system. In the essence of the law, as long as you don't obviously *stole* an idea, you 've nothing to fear. But the system has becomed crazy when you can infringe a patent without even knowing it. That's completly wrong with the moral behing patent itself !<br>
<br>Have you already tried to fill a patent ? Have you tried to make a study on prior art ?<br><br>I did for a few weeks and I didn't succeed. All is patented ! All, completely ! Patents are as general as possible and cover everything you could believe. It's nearly patents for "things" that do "stuffs".<br>
<br>So whatever you do, you could be sued. <br><br>I don't know the ressources of OpenMoko but patenting, writing and submitting is a full-time job ! It would be shame (IMHO) to waste ressources in this way. More : you have to fill the patents in different countries !!! <br>
<br>As OpenMoko does Free software, doing this, even for defensive purpose, will have a terrible PR impact in the Free Softwware community. You have the opportunity to just move, to ignore those silly things and to build something new.<br>
<br>On the other hand, if you are under a patent attack without any patents, I think that the Free Software Fundation gives legal help in that kind of case.<br><br>I really hope that OpenMoko will not be covered by any patents. (but I'm sure that there's a patent for a device allowing wireless communication somewhere)<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2008 9:43 PM, David Schlesinger <<a href="mailto:David.Schlesinger@access-company.com">David.Schlesinger@access-company.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">> <a href="http://www.patent-commons.org/" target="_blank">http://www.patent-commons.org/</a> is the one that I'm aware of ...<br><br></div>This is what I was referring to...<br><div><div></div>
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