The flood of software patents has created an environment where companies are afraid that innovation leads to being
hit by patent lawsuits.
The flood of software patents has created an environment where companies are afraid that innovation and growth leads to being
hit by patent lawsuits.
Not exact matches
Hydrogen truck startup Nikola Motor has
hit Tesla (tsla) with a $ 2 billion
patent infringement lawsuit that accuses the company run
by CEO Elon Musk of stealing certain aspects of its semi truck design.
He added that experts anticipate the number of
patents to be filed
by businesses that pertain to blockchain and distributed ledger technology will grow exponentially,
hitting thousands of
patent filings within five years.
In addition, given that many products will include multiple ornamental features that could be covered
by design
patents, this raises the possibility that a company could get
hit for multiple judgments for all its profits.
Trolls — plaintiffs who don't make products themselves but make a living threatening accidental infringers — may be hardest
hit by the judiciary's turn against software
patents.
Back in January, we noted that the EFF had scored another
hit in its ongoing
patent - busting project, getting the USPTO to re-examine a
patent held
by Seer Systems.
News
hit today that the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision to issue an injunction against eBay for infringing a
patent owned
by MercExchange on the «Buy Now» feature associated with auction services.
Apple has been criticized and
hit with lawsuits over doing little to curb distracted drivers, but the company might soon change that with the Apple Watch, a
patent discovered
by 9to5Mac shows.
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