Personally I like this story because nothing will hasten the US government into action more than being "victimized" by foreign companies and organizations.
This particular patent is less egregious than many but even so I find the situation ridiculous. As long as US companies are benefitting from patents, the government will do nothing. We need more patent litigation from foreign entities.
Just as a side note, the CSIRO is a "real" organization. It conducts an awful lot of research with some notable inventions [1]. That money will fund a lot more research. This isn't some NPE troll who will simply line its pockets.
Hi cletus, totally unrelated to this story but would you mind sending me a mail on colin[at]colinfleming.net? I tried to contact you through your blog but the contact form seems to be pretty broken (both the captcha and the submission). Thanks.
This particular patent is less egregious than many but even so I find the situation ridiculous. As long as US companies are benefitting from patents, the government will do nothing. We need more patent litigation from foreign entities.
Just as a side note, the CSIRO is a "real" organization. It conducts an awful lot of research with some notable inventions [1]. That money will fund a lot more research. This isn't some NPE troll who will simply line its pockets.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Scientific_and_Ind...