PATENT TİROLLERİ!

Source: "Jascha is Me" blog...

Teknoloji, getirdiği yeni ekonomik ilişkilerde çözüm olamayan sanayi devrimi döneminden kalma fikri mülkiyet hukukuna gene kendisi yeni çözümler araştıra dursun, fiili durum, çözüm değil ama yeni sorunlar yaratıp duruyor... Son yıllarda bu bağlamda ortaya çıkan "Patent Tirolleri" gibi... Bu "tiroller", ucuza patent kapatıp, sonra ellerindeki patentleri de ilgilendiren hukuki uyuşmazlıklarda sadece mülkiyet haklarından dolayı "müdahil" olup, dünya kadar parayı cebe indiriyorlar. Kimileri onları düpedüz "Mafia" diye nitelendiriyor...

İşte EFF, bugün (27 Şubat 2013) yayınladığı mesajında,  ABD'de görüşülmekte olan bir kanun tasarısını (The SHIELD Act - H.R. 845, pdf) desteklemeye davet etmiş... EFF'ye göre inovasyonun önünü tıkayan bu "tiroller"le mücadelede ve onlardan korunmada "Shield Act" çok etkili olabilirmiş...

MySpace, Inc. v. Graphon Corp.

MySpace, FOX, and Craigslist sought declaratory judgment that certain patents owned by GraphOn were invalid and not infringed by plaintiffs. The patents related to the ability to create, modify, and store database records over a computer network. The District Court granted plaintiffs summary judgment. The Federal Circuit affirmed. The district court's claim construction of "database" was reasonable and supported by the context; its overall conclusion that the claims were anticipated or obvious was appropriate. The case was properly decided under sections 102 and 103 of the Patent Act and not under section 101.


Kaynak: Justia

Digital-Vending Servs. Int'l, LLC v. Univ. of Phoenix

The patents are directed to regulating access to content that is delivered through a computer network. Digital-Vending sued three businesses involved in online education, alleging infringement. The district court issued a claim construction order. Two defendants entered into settlements. The third, University of Phoenix, sought summary judgment of non-infringement. Digital-Vending filed a motion for reconsideration of construction of the term "registered user." The district court granted for summary judgment of non-infringement and entered judgment in favor of Phoenix. The Federal Circuit vacated in part, finding that the determination was based on erroneous construction, and affirmed in part.


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