[Discussioni] Chi di brevetto (software) colpisce..

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040720005808&newsLang=en

  WEST   CONSHOHOCKEN,  Pa.--(BUSINESS   WIRE)--July  20,    2004--BTG
  International  Inc.,    Teleshuttle Corporation     and  Teleshuttle
  Technologies, LLC today  announced   that they  have  filed suit  in
  Federal Court in     the Northern District of   California   against
  Microsoft and Apple   for infringement of  Teleshuttle Technologies'
  patent covering Microsoft's  and Apple's web-enabled software update
  technologies.

  The  suit charges Microsoft and   Apple with infringement of  United
  States  patent  number  6,557,054.  Specifically,  BTG  asserts that
  Microsoft's and Apple's operating  systems,  as well as  Microsoft's
  Office(R) products, incorporate the patented technologies.

  BTG has the exclusive worldwide licensing  rights to the patent, and
  is  represented by the   law  firm of Finnegan, Henderson,  Farabow,
  Garrett, and  Dunner, L.L.P. The suit  asks for  unspecified damages
  for past infringing activity and an injunction against future use of
  the technology. This move follows  Microsoft's and Apple's delay  in
  entering into     licensing agreements  with BTG    on  commercially
  reasonable terms.

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Un bell'esempio di come i brevetti sul software (non ho letto il testo
del brevetto, ma mi pare  in tutto e per tutto  un brevetto di  questo
tipo) sono causa di  continue beghe legali,  mentre il loro  incentivo
all'innovazione e` del tutto dubbio.

Ciao,

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