IBM Calls for Patent Reform 292
daria42 writes "IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development. The company is one of the largest patent-holders in the United States. IBM executive Jim Stallings said examining patents for prior art should not only be the job of the patent office but that the wider community should be involved. Stallings also called on the industry to stop what he calls "bad behaviour" by companies who either seek patents for unoriginal work or collect and hoard patents."
IBM is helping (Score:5, Funny)
Hello kettle... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:5, Funny)
Prior art submissions would be like comments, and volunteers with good karma could check prior art submission. And then you have meta-moderation.
Of course, any patent dupes would be noticed in the first 5 minutes, with 6 different posts.
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:4, Funny)
=Smidge=
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:4, Funny)
"Patent #234833672. Method for stretching anu..........."
(censored for those eating lunch)
Karma whoring at its best (Score:4, Funny)
Mod me up!
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:5, Funny)
I'm more worried about Roland's patent submissions.
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:5, Funny)
Jim Stallings, is that you?
Re:No time to evaluate patents (Score:2, Funny)
An IP Lawyers empirical defence of patents (Score:3, Funny)
Why would a Wookiee -- an eight foot tall Wookiee -- want to live on Endor with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!
But more importantly, you have to ask yourself: what does that have to do with this case? (calmly) Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense!
Look at me, I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense.
And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation... does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense.
If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.
Re:Here's the problem (Score:3, Funny)
"Ever look at the back of a $20 bill?"
"Ever look at the back of a $20 bill...ON THE INTERNET?"
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Re:Patents are worthless (Score:3, Funny)