This is simply not true. When I produce an invention the very first thing I do is look at prior art. The reason is that I find that studying what others have invented tells me what the scope of my invention might be and even more important it suggests to me how to make the invention broader. Note I said suggests and not tells me but studying the art area kindles additional inventions.
Ronald J. Riley,
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A patent teaches how to solve a specific problem or range of problems.
Ronald J. Riley,
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It is normal for inventors to build on the work which proceeded them as happened in this case. The point of the patent system to to get people to teach their invention and that is what happened in this case.
New companies are built all the time on the basis of their patent protected inventions. Look at how big thieving transnational corporations are being brought to their knees again and again by inventors. Hell, all they can do is whine about mythical trolls, than and buy KY by the case.
Ronald J. Riley,
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President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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"We recently wrote about the pharmaceutical industry in India, noting that it had been thriving prior to foreign pharma lobbyists pressuring India"
What Mike Masnick fails to mention is that India's industry has been built on pirating others inventions.
"Indian scientists have mapped out the tuberculosis genome, which should help creating new drugs that can help respond to that disease."
There is a huge difference between mapping the genome and identifying targets within the genome to stop tuberculosis. Furthermore, once prospective treatment vector are identified a staggering effort is required to actually use them including expensive clinical trials. So while mapping the genome is a good start it is not that valuable in its own right.
"And I thought that no such breakthroughs were possible without patents?"
What breakthrough? At this point they have not produced any inventions.
Open source drug discovery is a laudable undertaking as long as those practicing such actually invent everything they want to use. That is the problem with open source software, which is mostly a loss leader business model to sell other services, namely that they have a tendency to steal other's property rights to support their business model. In many ways they are like a car theft ring which parts out stolen vehicles.
Inventions have significant economic value and diverting that value for your own personal gain is no less theft than if someone walked into Mike Masnick's house and helped themselves to his belonging or better yet managed to drain his bank accounts of all the money which is just as much an intangible representation of value as a patent.
The problem here is putty like ethical standards coupled with a serious lack of critical thinking skills.
Ronald J. Riley,
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President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
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"This post is part of the Entrepreneurship series - sponsored by AcceptPay from American Express, a new online solution that lets you electronically invoice customers and accept online payments-all in one place."
One of the worst things any entrepreneur can do is deal with American Express. Amex's conduct is simply atrocious.
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"Of course, someone actually knowledgeable about patents would know the difference between infringement and theft."
I know for a fact that Pat Choate is very knowledgeable about patents. It is Mike Masnick who is not.
Patents can have very significant economic value. Misappropriating patents is no different than any other fraud which diverts income from the rightful owner to some crooked shyster.
Look at the scope of patent thievery, billions of dollars are being stolen and that theft greatly limits the ability of inventors to create jobs and prosperity for America.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
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Washington, DC
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"That said, while Cringely does run an excellent site, he gives no reason why he should feel entitled to be included in Google News."
Mike Masnick, you have the answer and ignore it. Cringely is a well established author who produces interesting material and that alone is good reason for him to be included.
Where Google is concerned it is foolish to not question their motives.
No single company should be allowed to gain the degree of dominance which Google has. It is very poor public policy.
Ronald J. Riley,
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Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
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Microsoft needs the money to pay for their misdeeds
Look at how many times Microsoft has been caught squatting on others patent turf. They are just trying to offset their losses:) I think that Microsoft reap what they sow.
Ronald J. Riley,
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Washington, DC
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It is Patent Piracy and the Piracy Coalition / Re: Piracy
Actually there are two Piracy Coalitions,
1) The worst is the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness
2) The other, marginally less disreputable is the Coalition for 21st Century Patent Deform & HARMonization.
Both are trying to socialize inventor work for their own profit. The first group has Mike Masnick's mindset, and wants to destroy the patent system outright. The second group wants to turn the system into a kings sport while preserving the value of their own patents.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
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Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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"So we have to rely on examiners having ethical standards?"
The problem is not examiners, it is corrupt and incompetent USPTO management which has been influenced by well heeled transnational corporate crooks.
Contrary to all the PR hype, having an IBM operative in the USPTO pushing IBM's agenda to prop up the company with Patent Deform and protect it from subsequent generations of inventors is not doing the people any favors.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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"extract money from companies that actually make things then that's the kind of world I don't wish to live in."
Inventors make inventions and it is a fact that those who make things could not make the things you want without someone making the inventions.
Anytime you are ready to check out I would be happy to give you some suggestions about how to do so:)
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
Scott Harris spread his wings and became an inventor. This is something which no doubt creates considerable envy and resentment in the ranks of big corporate legal and other stooges who have never had an original thought in their lives.
It is common for inventors to generate capital by licensing their first inventions. When big companies take those inventions without licensing it is then necessary to to adjust their attitudes. It is those attitude adjustment which make those companies and their shills whine about mythical trolls. Of course, a troll is really just an inventor or partners of the inventor who has the gall to try to hold corporate thieves accountable.
Entitlement minded big business, banking, insurance and tech has a vision for a different kind of patent system.
Scott Harris personifies how our current patent system acts as a big equalizer and is one facet of America being a land of opportunity where people from all classes can challenge and beat the biggest companies. Those companies have formed two syndicates whose goal is to turn the patent system into a king's sport with Patent Deform legislation.
American ingenuity is our single most important asset today. We need many more people like Scott Harris and far fewer large corporate parasites. Small business is the backbone of our economy and small business based on patented American ingenuity is the only edge we have to maintain our standard of living in the face of globalization and that means that inventors like Scott Harris need to be protected from corporate patent pirates.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
IBM, just another greedy transnational destroying US job creation.
IBM's goal is to fix the patent system to ensure that upstart startups by independent, academic and small business interests cannot rock IBM's boat. When they talk about Patent Reform they are really talking about class warfare and corporate dominance of everyone and everything worldwide.
IBM floods the patent system with large quantities of minor incremental inventions. One aspect of their vision for Patent Deform is First to File which will greatly aid their efforts to cloud real inventors patent rights. It will lead to patent system flooding, where the number and type of minor incremental patents will greatly increase, further bogging down the patent office.Everyone needs to remember that when IBM followed in Microsoft's footsteps as seems to always be the case nowadays they were really asking for a free pass to take others inventions.
While I think I understand why TechDIRT carries Microsoft and IBM water I do not understand why people buy their propaganda and then are surprised when the reality of how they and for that matter all the members of the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness and the Coalition for 21st Patent Deform and HARMonization operate surfaces.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
IBM, just another greedy transnational destroying US job creation.
IBM's goal is to fix the patent system to ensure that upstart startups by independent, academic and small business interests cannot rock IBM's boat. When they talk about Patent Reform they are really talking about class warfare and corporate dominance of everyone and everything worldwide.
IBM floods the patent system with large quantities of minor incremental inventions. One aspect of their vision for Patent Deform is First to File which will greatly aid their efforts to cloud real inventors patent rights. It will lead to patent system flooding, where the number and type of minor incremental patents will greatly increase, further bogging down the patent office.Everyone needs to remember that when IBM followed in Microsoft's footsteps as seems to always be the case nowadays they were really asking for a free pass to take others inventions.
While I think I understand why TechDIRT carries Microsoft and IBM water I do not understand why people buy their propaganda and then are surprised when the reality of how they and for that matter all the members of the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness and the Coalition for 21st Patent Deform and HARMonization operate surfaces.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
"If you cannot beat 'em, merely insult them. Stay classy!"
TechDIRT lemmings hand out an endless stream of insults, I am just following their example. Besides, very few are bright enough to have an original thought.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
"To touch on Ravicher's point about misleading the customer"
You need to look at who Ravicher is and who is funding him. As far as I can tell there is nothing public about his enterprise. Since he started the false making situation I expect that there are numerous big companies who are looking at his operation. The fallout should be quite entertaining.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
"We value IP privilege protections more than we value protecting against fraud."
If this was true there would not be a law with penalties for false marking.
The companies being hammered for false marking are also patent pirates. Two sides of their ethical leanings.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
No, I am an inventor who lobbies based on personal experience.
A lobbyist is usually a whore who will promote any issue of money.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
"Ah, yes, since MS may have violated other patents in the past, that must mean every patent holder that sues them in the future is completely correct and their patent is completely perfect."
1) Since Microsoft is losing so many cases it means that new claims against them are likely to have merit.
2) In this case the court has determined that Microsoft is wrong once again.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
"It's about abusing the law when your own crappy software becomes useless."
So why does Microsoft keep losing?
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
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On the post: What If The Very Theory That Underlies Why We Need Patents Is Wrong?
Re: Re: Patents are not issued for ideas
This is simply not true. When I produce an invention the very first thing I do is look at prior art. The reason is that I find that studying what others have invented tells me what the scope of my invention might be and even more important it suggests to me how to make the invention broader. Note I said suggests and not tells me but studying the art area kindles additional inventions.
Ronald J. Riley,
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President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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On the post: What If The Very Theory That Underlies Why We Need Patents Is Wrong?
Patents are not issued for ideas
Ronald J. Riley,
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Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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On the post: What If The Very Theory That Underlies Why We Need Patents Is Wrong?
Shockley was a patented inventor.
It is normal for inventors to build on the work which proceeded them as happened in this case. The point of the patent system to to get people to teach their invention and that is what happened in this case.
New companies are built all the time on the basis of their patent protected inventions. Look at how big thieving transnational corporations are being brought to their knees again and again by inventors. Hell, all they can do is whine about mythical trolls, than and buy KY by the case.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Indian Scientists Refuse To Patent Tuberculosis Genome, Encourage Anyone To Make The Drugs
In This Case India Has Not Invented Anything
What Mike Masnick fails to mention is that India's industry has been built on pirating others inventions.
"Indian scientists have mapped out the tuberculosis genome, which should help creating new drugs that can help respond to that disease."
There is a huge difference between mapping the genome and identifying targets within the genome to stop tuberculosis. Furthermore, once prospective treatment vector are identified a staggering effort is required to actually use them including expensive clinical trials. So while mapping the genome is a good start it is not that valuable in its own right.
"And I thought that no such breakthroughs were possible without patents?"
What breakthrough? At this point they have not produced any inventions.
Open source drug discovery is a laudable undertaking as long as those practicing such actually invent everything they want to use. That is the problem with open source software, which is mostly a loss leader business model to sell other services, namely that they have a tendency to steal other's property rights to support their business model. In many ways they are like a car theft ring which parts out stolen vehicles.
Inventions have significant economic value and diverting that value for your own personal gain is no less theft than if someone walked into Mike Masnick's house and helped themselves to his belonging or better yet managed to drain his bank accounts of all the money which is just as much an intangible representation of value as a patent.
The problem here is putty like ethical standards coupled with a serious lack of critical thinking skills.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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On the post: Ideas Into Execution: Giving Away An Idea To Make It Happen
AmexSux.com
One of the worst things any entrepreneur can do is deal with American Express. Amex's conduct is simply atrocious.
Everyone should take a look at www.AmexSux.com.
Ronald J. Riley,
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President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
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On the post: Economist Assumes That The Problem Is 'Thieves' Rather Than Bad Patent Laws
Mike Masnick's Incredible Arrogance
I know for a fact that Pat Choate is very knowledgeable about patents. It is Mike Masnick who is not.
Patents can have very significant economic value. Misappropriating patents is no different than any other fraud which diverts income from the rightful owner to some crooked shyster.
Look at the scope of patent thievery, billions of dollars are being stolen and that theft greatly limits the ability of inventors to create jobs and prosperity for America.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: While Newspapers Threaten To Ban Google News, This Journalist Begs To Get In
Google needs their wings trimmed.
Mike Masnick, you have the answer and ignore it. Cringely is a well established author who produces interesting material and that alone is good reason for him to be included.
Where Google is concerned it is foolish to not question their motives.
No single company should be allowed to gain the degree of dominance which Google has. It is very poor public policy.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
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Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Typosquatter Plays Innocent By Casting Microsoft As Big And Mean
Microsoft needs the money to pay for their misdeeds
Ronald J. Riley,
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President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
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Washington, DC
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On the post: Economist Assumes That The Problem Is 'Thieves' Rather Than Bad Patent Laws
It is Patent Piracy and the Piracy Coalition / Re: Piracy
1) The worst is the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness
2) The other, marginally less disreputable is the Coalition for 21st Century Patent Deform & HARMonization.
Both are trying to socialize inventor work for their own profit. The first group has Mike Masnick's mindset, and wants to destroy the patent system outright. The second group wants to turn the system into a kings sport while preserving the value of their own patents.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: The Black Art Of Getting A Bogus Patent Approved
Examiners OK
The problem is not examiners, it is corrupt and incompetent USPTO management which has been influenced by well heeled transnational corporate crooks.
Contrary to all the PR hype, having an IBM operative in the USPTO pushing IBM's agenda to prop up the company with Patent Deform and protect it from subsequent generations of inventors is not doing the people any favors.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: The Black Art Of Getting A Bogus Patent Approved
Inventors Make Inventions
Inventors make inventions and it is a fact that those who make things could not make the things you want without someone making the inventions.
Anytime you are ready to check out I would be happy to give you some suggestions about how to do so:)
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: The Black Art Of Getting A Bogus Patent Approved
America Needs More Like Scott Harris
It is common for inventors to generate capital by licensing their first inventions. When big companies take those inventions without licensing it is then necessary to to adjust their attitudes. It is those attitude adjustment which make those companies and their shills whine about mythical trolls. Of course, a troll is really just an inventor or partners of the inventor who has the gall to try to hold corporate thieves accountable.
Entitlement minded big business, banking, insurance and tech has a vision for a different kind of patent system.
Scott Harris personifies how our current patent system acts as a big equalizer and is one facet of America being a land of opportunity where people from all classes can challenge and beat the biggest companies. Those companies have formed two syndicates whose goal is to turn the patent system into a king's sport with Patent Deform legislation.
American ingenuity is our single most important asset today. We need many more people like Scott Harris and far fewer large corporate parasites. Small business is the backbone of our economy and small business based on patented American ingenuity is the only edge we have to maintain our standard of living in the face of globalization and that means that inventors like Scott Harris need to be protected from corporate patent pirates.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: IBM Breaks Promise; Threatens Open Source Company Over Patents
IBM, just another greedy transnational destroying US job creation.
IBM floods the patent system with large quantities of minor incremental inventions. One aspect of their vision for Patent Deform is First to File which will greatly aid their efforts to cloud real inventors patent rights. It will lead to patent system flooding, where the number and type of minor incremental patents will greatly increase, further bogging down the patent office.Everyone needs to remember that when IBM followed in Microsoft's footsteps as seems to always be the case nowadays they were really asking for a free pass to take others inventions.
While I think I understand why TechDIRT carries Microsoft and IBM water I do not understand why people buy their propaganda and then are surprised when the reality of how they and for that matter all the members of the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness and the Coalition for 21st Patent Deform and HARMonization operate surfaces.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Infamous Check Scanning Patents, That Senators Tried To Bury, Wins First Lawsuit
IBM, just another greedy transnational destroying US job creation.
IBM floods the patent system with large quantities of minor incremental inventions. One aspect of their vision for Patent Deform is First to File which will greatly aid their efforts to cloud real inventors patent rights. It will lead to patent system flooding, where the number and type of minor incremental patents will greatly increase, further bogging down the patent office.Everyone needs to remember that when IBM followed in Microsoft's footsteps as seems to always be the case nowadays they were really asking for a free pass to take others inventions.
While I think I understand why TechDIRT carries Microsoft and IBM water I do not understand why people buy their propaganda and then are surprised when the reality of how they and for that matter all the members of the Coalition for Patent Piracy & Fairness and the Coalition for 21st Patent Deform and HARMonization operate surfaces.
Ronald J. Riley,
Speaking only on my own behalf.
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 - (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Patent Reform Bill Would Curtail Lawsuits Against Those Who Falsely Claim Patent Protection
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
TechDIRT lemmings hand out an endless stream of insults, I am just following their example. Besides, very few are bright enough to have an original thought.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Patent Reform Bill Would Curtail Lawsuits Against Those Who Falsely Claim Patent Protection
Re: The original post is somewhat misleading
You need to look at who Ravicher is and who is funding him. As far as I can tell there is nothing public about his enterprise. Since he started the false making situation I expect that there are numerous big companies who are looking at his operation. The fallout should be quite entertaining.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: Patent Reform Bill Would Curtail Lawsuits Against Those Who Falsely Claim Patent Protection
Re:
If this was true there would not be a law with penalties for false marking.
The companies being hammered for false marking are also patent pirates. Two sides of their ethical leanings.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: CAFC Won't Rehear Patent Case Of Editing XML
Re: MS
No, I am an inventor who lobbies based on personal experience.
A lobbyist is usually a whore who will promote any issue of money.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: CAFC Won't Rehear Patent Case Of Editing XML
Re: Re: How Can Mike Masnick Defend Microsoft?
1) Since Microsoft is losing so many cases it means that new claims against them are likely to have merit.
2) In this case the court has determined that Microsoft is wrong once again.
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
On the post: CAFC Won't Rehear Patent Case Of Editing XML
Re: This gets even better...
So why does Microsoft keep losing?
Ronald J. Riley,
I am speaking only on my own behalf.
Affiliations:
President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org
Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org
Senior Fellow - www.PatentPolicy.org
President - Alliance for American Innovation
Caretaker of Intellectual Property Creators on behalf of deceased founder Paul Heckel
Washington, DC
Direct (810) 597-0194 / (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 8 pm EST.
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