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Appeals court rejects petition for rehearing in podcast patent case

arstechnica.com

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> "In the petition, Personal Audio also complains that the IPR process gives organizations like EFF an unfair advantage. Personal Audio lawyers accuse EFF of working together with defendants in some of their litigation."

> "The proliferation of 'public interest' organizations that obtain funding from multiple third parties to collectively invalidate patents is a change encouraged by enactment of the AIA," states Personal Audio in its petition. "Collective efforts to invalidate patents severely tilts the playing field in favor of the party or parties seeking invalidation."

Isn't this effectively just complaining that companies aren't allowed to bully individuals?

"Whhhaaaaa! This law that was supposed to make it easier to overturn bullshit patents has made it easier to overturn my bullshit patents!"

Do the companies which paid out get their money back now that the patent has been invalidated?

Unlikely, most patent licenses include a clause that handles invalidation of the patent, without revoking the license.

But it is possible to negotiate a license with a clawback clause in the event of invalidation.

When sued by an entity with no assets to speak of that uses its funds to fund suing other parties you are probably not getting your money back no matter what it says.

Interesting article, But can we please put a moratorium on the word "destroy" in headlines for the next 10 years?

And miss out on all those extra clicks? I think not.

And any other word you'd expect a comic book villain to utilize when describing their world-domination plans(decimate, eviscerate, blasts, etc.)?

Incinerate, rupture, enervate, deconstitute, liquefy, melt, vaporize, expurgate (maybe), evanesce, squidify, particulate (particulize?), atomize, gluonification, skeletonize, exsanguinate, devertibraification, and maybe even defenestrate.

Those are just the ones off the top of my head, I'm sure we can come up with more. Regardless of the verbage, the EFF deserves a pat on the back (and my recurring donation).

Your wish has been granted. In in the interest of headlines-must-be-boring, HN has also removed most information. The original headline, for example, instantly tells me that the EFF was involved, and which side ultimately prevailed in this case.

I didn't ask to have relevant information excised.

https://hn.0x2237.club/post/15618149

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11-3-17 12:10:09 UTC

EFF destroys the podcasting patent, one last time

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