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Re: Forgent sues companies for DVR patent infringement
Wonder why they haven't named Tivo in there also????
This is an example why some patents are way too broad.
My personal view on a patent is that it must be able to be backed by specifics like technical diagrams of a working unit/Schematics/blueprints.
Just the "idea" shouldn't be patentable. The *implementation* should be.
How can you reverse engineer an idea without a product attached to it? This stifles innovation, imho....
Notice, nobody patented the idea of putting 4 wheels on a box and calling it a wagon... yet it's carried through to the automobile, but portions OF that automobile are patented inventions! That makes overall sense to me, not basing your company on Intellectual property licensing, but on an actual PRODUCT.
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