Re: [Patents] Hoping to Be a Model, I.B.M. Will Put Its Patent Filings Online - New York Times

[simo <simo.sorce@xsec.it>]

On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 00:57 +0200, pelegrin@labri.fr wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> simo <simo.sorce@xsec.it> a écrit :
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/technology/26patent.html?ex=1159934400&en=c3eb8a2bc7f7a219&ei=5070&emc=eta1
> 
> Interesting link.
> 
> > IBM finally recognizes publicly that patents are a "huge barrier" !
> 
> Not quite. IBM just says that "dubious" patents are a threat
> to them, because of trolls. But as it is explained some paragraphs
> later :

I know, but still this is an admissions patents _are_ a problem today.

> "It remains committed, for example, to software patents, which have  
> stirred opposition in Europe and elsewhere. And the company plans to  
> continue to be a leader in patent filings."

I had no doubt about their position.

> So, this is not good news : they are just tring to make
> people figure out that the patent problem is just a matter
> of quality, in the software domain too.

I didn't say they turned to be anti-swpat :-)

Simo.