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2/28/13
Post #10: Two-judge panel for Apple vs. Samsung patent litigation
Surprisingly,
the federal court in Australia appointed two judges to hear the initial case about
Apple and Samsung patent war. It would be interesting to see if the two judges
have different opinions on the case. I wonder how much public resources Apple
and Samsung are using with these complex cases. Slowly I realized that this
patent war is never going to stop between the two giants. I feel like instead
of spending the money on innovation, they are spending money to fight for being
the last giant standing. I understand the importance of protecting ones
innovation, especially how much it will affect the company’s future. However, I
feel like they do not understand that they are the people who slow down their
innovation. By suing another company, they also suffer from losing time in
innovation. How much more of these money and public resources are going to be
drained from the patent war?
Post #9: SHIELD Act against the Patent Trolls
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) proposed
the Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act. Finally,
the government sees the need to protect the innovators from the patent trolls.
Apparently, this year’s SHIELD Act will not only protect the computer and the
software companies, but also all other types of the industry. I was surprised
to find out that in 2011, the patent trolls “drained an estimated $29 billion”
in America. I agree with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s statement on “Congress
needs to make measures like the SHIELD Act a priority in 2011 so that
innovative companies and entrepreneurs can continue to grow without the threats
posed by non-practicing entities.” Patent trolls are the barrier for our
economic growth. With the help of SHIELD Act, hopefully the patent trolls will learn
their lessons.
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