Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid - Gizmodo Comments

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

akmarksman — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:57:40 EDT

@Joseph: thanks for inventing another worthless iproduct..

akmarksman

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

VakeroRokero — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:47:59 EDT

@photophile: Chinese grey companies doesn't care about patents. They don't even care for your brand!

VakeroRokero

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

VakeroRokero — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:40:02 EDT

They won' fix it, but make a law that starting 2010 everything should be according to law. It's too complicated to undo everything and maybe will be harder to appeal patent infringement for those patents. Poor Apple...

VakeroRokero

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

photophile — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:19 EDT

China's going to love this.

photophile

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

scarbrtj — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:08 EDT

@TOWken22 @LindsayJoy: where you see a brain, I see beauty.

Scalding, intemperate, pornographic, mythical beauty.

(They do say flattery'll get you everywhere...)

scarbrtj

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

sirIvan3 — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:56:45 EDT

can i get a do over?

sirIvan3

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

yablunk — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:16:50 EDT

Scary.

yablunk

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

godwhacker — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:54:13 EDT

@smcallah:
hmmmmm, i was talking about not leaving tracks on a blue dress, not trashing an aspirin factory

godwhacker

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:10:29 EDT

I invented the wheel.
What? It was invented before 2000?
DANG IT!

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

TOWken22 — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:46:39 EDT

@LindsayJoy: Wow, that is one sexy brain you got there. (not sarcasm)

TOWken22

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

uberfu — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:35:12 EDT

@nutbastard: yep - just like the 12 million illegal immigrants in this country that folks want to exhonorate for breaking the law_

Can't wait for the this and the patent thing to play out - 'cause next time I get caught breaking a law [speeding or something] that will damn sure be my arguement_

uberfu

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

nutbastard — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:33:58 EDT

@LindsayJoy:

*bravo*

nutbastard

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:12:48 EDT

"Pending patent reform legislation, which appears stalled if not dead, would return the appointment power to the Commerce secretary not only for the BPAI but also for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, whose 20 judges, half of whom were appointed after March 2000, hear hundreds of appeals annually"

So, given that you on need one only one of three judges to void a while panel, (if you do the math) there is a 87.5% chance that your patent is void.

See here:
[www.law.com]

LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

WMyers — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:11:11 EDT

Wow. It's a good thing that GW professors can't decide if something is constitutional or not. More than likely, the Supreme Court will just not take up the case and the issue will die. There are a couple patent reform bills working their way through congress right now, any of which could instantly solve this "problem" and I the Court has been deferring a lot of patent cases until it sees the new legislation.

Of course, laying out the issues isn't much of a priority for the NYT or the phrase "the Supreme Court will soon decide whether to take up the question" wouldn't be buried in the 2nd to last paragraph.

WMyers

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Empire — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:06:23 EDT

I can't believe I got to this first:

I invented the internet.

Empire

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

smcallah — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:56:38 EDT

@godwhacker: Right, because President Clinton actually chose the target himself and fired the missles himself to try to take the heat off of him. The Joint Chiefs or the Secretary of Defense had nothing to do with it.

At least come up with a reasonable conspiracy.

smcallah

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

MayorWest — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:52:52 EDT

So I had this idea in 2000 about a way to digitally store and then playback music on the go. Kinda like your discman only with no discs. I'm thinking of calling the Kpod. What do you think?

Maybe, one day it will be so popular that people will make phones out of it.

MayorWest

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

graham1010 — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:42:53 EDT

dibs on BluRay

graham1010

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

FavoriteHero — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:27:33 EDT

Ha... I got dibs on the spinning hubcaps patent!

FavoriteHero

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Aunt_Snowman — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:12:55 EDT

@TheCyberBob: This won't affect any patents on medications currently available as the time from discovery (i.e. patent) to market release is about 10-15 years. All the drugs currently available were patented in the last century, with a few exceptions. What will be interesting are the ones that were patented in this time frame. If they are released without patent protection, then instead of $30 a pill, they will cost about $0.30 a pill. Which means the old folks can both eat AND afford their medication.

Aunt_Snowman

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

ideaman2020 — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:03:46 EDT

@nutbastard: @nutbastard: Sadly, you are way too correct...

ideaman2020

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

cynep — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:50:53 EDT

Let me show you my patents. My patents, let me show you them.

LOL aboard the LOLCat Train!

cynep

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

godwhacker — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:40:39 EDT

@Buran:
it has nothing to do with how good (or bad) i am at my job
it has to do with how bad WJC was at his, all his trouble could have been avoided with better aim

godwhacker

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Buran — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:27:46 EDT

@B1663R: Amusingly, the ship names from Trek are taken from the CV (carrier) roster from the WWII era. Not that there's anything wrong with that; I think the names of that age were grander and more appropriate than naming ships after ex-presidents.

Buran

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Buran — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:26:51 EDT

@godwhacker: And that has what to do with how good you are (or not) at your job?

Buran

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:18:24 EDT

@B1663R: Then bend over because I have a return to make!! jk

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

B1663R — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:06:54 EDT

BTW i invented Vista (sorry about that)

B1663R

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

B1663R — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:06:10 EDT

@nutbastard: What is this constitution you speak of? are you referring to the old boat USS Constitution or the starship class from star trek?

B1663R

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

scarbrtj — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:59:38 EDT

@Geisrud: YES.

scarbrtj

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

N@tedog — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:53:38 EDT

I invented the Googles!

N@tedog

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

wjousts — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:38:52 EDT

@catfewd: I assume it's used in some sort of game of grab ass.

wjousts

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

baltwade — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:32:40 EDT

@kylenalepa: You're absolutely correct. This is such a non-issue. The article even mentions that the Justice Department "were at work on a legislative solution". As in, "Senate Bill 555555 states that everything we're done since 2000 stays done. All in favor... bill passes."

baltwade

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

catfewd — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:30:17 EDT

wait, i'm sorry, is that a... no, really, what the hell is that patent in the picture for? Is it a bully repellent? Some sort of suicide machine that holds you UNDER the water as the cushion floats above? (and yea, i totally invented it and all proceeds of this wonderful 'thing' should go to me)

catfewd

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Klappstuhl — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:23:08 EDT

I invented the Wii!

(Wait, that's a Japanese patent...)

I invented the Xbox 360!

(meh, that doesn't feel the same...)

Klappstuhl

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

ltcmurray — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:06:48 EDT

always time for a wonka quote...

ltcmurray

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Geisrud — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:04 EDT

@scarbrtj: I think you were meaning to say this:

"Wrong, sir! Wrong! Under section 37B of the contract signed by him, it states quite clearly that all offers shall become null and void if - and you can read it for yourself in this photostatic copy - "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses herein and herein contained," et cetera, et cetera..."Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum," et cetera, et cetera..."Memo bis punitor delicatum!" It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal!..." "...so you get nothing! You lose! Good day sir!"

Geisrud

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Lupison — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:50:23 EDT

All it takes is one special act of congress to validate thier seats if it was just a syntax error.

but really, Bush doing something underfoot to nominate judges? no way.. he'd never do that...

Lupison

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

med — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:49:48 EDT

im in ur patents
stealin ur cash

med

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:48:53 EDT

@nutbastard: Nova invented "I invented _____" comments.

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

kylenalepa — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:42:43 EDT

If it turns out to be real, they'll probably just try and push through a retroactive constitutional amendment or something. Is that even possible?

kylenalepa

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

scoobydoo — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:38:25 EDT

RIM called; they want their 650 Million dollars back.

scoobydoo

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

nutbastard — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:35:04 EDT

how long til frooch regrets setting the precedent for "i invented ______" comments?

nutbastard

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

godwhacker — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:30:55 EDT

@nutbastard:
clinton WAS a terrible pres, and totally misused the powers granted him
ooops, got caught with mr. happy in someone's mouth. lets bomb an aspirin factory!!!! yeah, that will work

godwhacker

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

vertigo — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:29:57 EDT

I invented WoW - pay me!

vertigo

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

TheCyberBob — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:28:47 EDT

Actually I sorta hope this invalidates some patents. Such as the few that certain drug companies own regarding how the human body actually works. Seriously. How the hell do you patent nature?

TheCyberBob

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Sean Robertson — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:27:05 EDT

@nutbastard: DOMA anyone?

Sean Robertson

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Sean Robertson — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:24:52 EDT

Funny thing is about half of the patents that were issued in that time actually probably should be invalid. I've had it to here *reaches really really really high* with overreaching software patents.

Sean Robertson

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

scarbrtj — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:24:49 EDT

Ipso facto, in loco parentis, nemo dat quod non habet, et de bonis non administratis.

In short, your honor, habeas fuckus.

scarbrtj

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

nutbastard — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:21:46 EDT

@Joetimek:

I wasn't correlating the quote with the story, only being despondent and incredulous at the state of things.

Everyone's going to hate on it but Clinton was a terrible president as well when it came to sidestepping the Constitution.

nutbastard

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Joetimek — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:19:32 EDT

@nutbastard: Unfortunately for your logic there, Bush didn't take office until 2001. This means some snafu carried over from the Clinton administration. But good try!

Joetimek

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

Hiphopopotamus — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:18:08 EDT

@A Pimp Named DaveR: Exactly... they will properly appoint someone who will just rubber-stamp all the previous rulings.

Hiphopopotamus

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

P3nnst8r — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:13:04 EDT

Whole lotta fail.

P3nnst8r

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

A Pimp Named DaveR — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:11:25 EDT

It doesn't mean the patents themselves are (potentially) invalid, just the rulings in cases heard by the judges in question.

A Pimp Named DaveR

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

nutbastard — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:09:39 EDT

"I don't give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It's just a goddamned piece of paper!"

oh how i wish this was fiction!

nutbastard

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:07:16 EDT

"May you live in interesting times..."

HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

TheCyberBob — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:07:00 EDT

@Darrone: Ya. I think with the ripple effect this would cause in modern companies today in all fields this little "issue" will be glossed over.

TheCyberBob

Legal Snafu Makes Thousands of Patent Rulings Since 2000 Invalid

nutbastard — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:06:59 EDT

As if doing things unconstitutionally in this country meant anything anymore... They'll huff and puff and they'll... go ahead and say yeah we know we did it wrong but who wants to bother with it so we're just going to let it slide because we're the Government, and we Say So.

nutbastard