On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Gene Heskett wrote:
Or tell them to go pound sand. The last Bilski ruling seems to have pretty well torpedoed software patents, but some jerks may not have gotten the memo.
Well, I'm not saying this about anyone in particular, as I don't want to get sued for defaming any particular person's character (LOL), but in general it is a fair statement that it is often less costly for a big company to settle out of court rather than go through the expensive process of defending themselves against a lawsuit. So even though the company might be 100% guaranteed to 'win' its defense, and have a patent declared invalid, there is still a decent chance that someone holding a "questionable" patent could make a profit from it out of court....
- C
