Exactly. If they didn't then we'd be in a whole different ballgame. It really is, save for their competition--a good thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
Exactly. If they didn't then we'd be in a whole different ballgame. It really is, save for their competition--a good thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
I was just reading about this on engadget earlier. I think it's stupid since NTP doesn't do anything else but sue people for patents.
Yeh Nintendo are the ones that are usually robbed off of but they never make a massive deal out of it like "NTP" do.Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
If NTP "invented" and patented the technology it's more than acceptable for them to sue others for patent infringement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Varest
Never heard of NTP, so by that logic, they can't be that good at using what they've patented :P
EDIT: Ah, it's a company that apparently specialises in just patenting... No wonder no-one knows about them or particularly cares. I hope they lose, as they're main existence is to just disrupt change while doing beggar all with what they've patented.
That's because Nintendo is probably a company with a little more class.Quote:
Originally Posted by stephbob
This is why I disagree with US patent systems. As everyone else has stated, it's completely stupid to be able to patent technology... purely because if all technology is going to be patented we're preventing evolution - which everyone claims is a good thing!
Half and half, many disagree with the patent system because it halts technological evolution, but we're not saying to get rid of it completely (or a few of us aren't at least). Some things need protecting, like a certain design for example which doesn't necessary effect the way something works, which is where the patent systems fails as currently it's a mixture of design that only effects how something works like Apple and their attempts to patent multi-touch, despite the fact it's existed for ages and they got there first with adding it to a phone that works (many debate a CISCO phone also called an i-phone could of got their first, plus many other comapnies around the US and some in China/Japan).Quote:
Originally Posted by Irrorate
The patent system we have here, the UK Patent System/European Patent System, is pretty much open and only allows patents which aren't generalised concepts. Dyson is an example I can think of, they've patented the systems on their vacuum cleaners such as bagless cyclone technology and ball wheel to make them easy to handle, but they're not allowed to patent the concept as it's kinda obvious they haven't seeing as many other companies have bagless vacuum cleaners (some lack cyclone technology, or as powerful cyclone tech.). There's also another company out there that uses water as a filter system on their hoovers, with the only filter being a tiny thing that can be washed :P
Anyway /end mindless rant :P
*rubs hands together gleefully*
This ought to be fun