"It's like Henry Ford trying to patent a 4 wheel car & all others must be 3 wheeled."

[RUFFLZ]

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily...124403804.html

what the flying fuck.
patents on rectangles w8lolwut
Dee's cuss.

[Q5Quint]

This is why china and other countries without restrictive patent laws are about to bulldoze our country. They can legally make a product better (or usually worse) and sell it today legally for less. It is called free-market competition.

All this 'intellectual' patent crap is slowing down progress here and allowing it to flourish elsewhere because the $$ big money companies are trying to hold on to their money instead of continuing to invest in new developments. It makes sense in the short term to hide behind a government sponsored patent shield but IMHO the terms should be shortened to 1-2 years for innovation.... not allowing retroactively suing somebody for copying your code 10 years ago.

[CorvallisBMW]

It's all about money

[RUFFLZ]

It's all about greed

[InuFaye]

Apple deserves the money.

The free market will decide what it wants.

[matthugie]

This is why china and other countries without restrictive patent laws are about to bulldoze our country. They can legally make a product better (or usually worse) and sell it today legally for less. It is called free-market competition.

All this 'intellectual' patent crap is slowing down progress here and allowing it to flourish elsewhere because the $$ big money companies are trying to hold on to their money instead of continuing to invest in new developments. It makes sense in the short term to hide behind a government sponsored patent shield but IMHO the terms should be shortened to 1-2 years for innovation.... not allowing retroactively suing somebody for copying your code 10 years ago.

This. At the rate that technology changes, by the time any of this goes through everything has moved on. Waste of time and resources for both companies and our legal system.

[Holland]

I now declare ownership of circle. Anything that has ever been made in a circular shape now infringes on my patent and they owe me money.

[InuFaye]

BMW is fucked.

[freeride53]

DEEEZZ CUSSS.

[herbivor]

This is why china and other countries without restrictive patent laws are about to bulldoze our country. They can legally make a product better (or usually worse) and sell it today legally for less. It is called free-market competition.

All this 'intellectual' patent crap is slowing down progress here and allowing it to flourish elsewhere because the $$ big money companies are trying to hold on to their money instead of continuing to invest in new developments. It makes sense in the short term to hide behind a government sponsored patent shield but IMHO the terms should be shortened to 1-2 years for innovation.... not allowing retroactively suing somebody for copying your code 10 years ago.

I don't think you understand the whole situation. Patents encourage innovation, whereas copying discourages innovation. If you've ever tried to patent anything you would have more respect for the process. Until then, you have no idea what you are talking about.

[5Toes]

[Thizzelle]

who was on the Jury a buch of carnys? I'm going to patent a circle with an x in it. BMW is screwed.

[squidmaster]

I like fruit but not apple.

[freeride53]

What so you know one of their more popular songs?
Think you're a little bad ass, huh?

[RUFFLZ]

What so you know one of their more popular songs?
Think you're a little bad ass, huh?