IBM Calls for Patent Reform, or The Pot Calls The Kettle Black
from slashdot:
"IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development. The company is one of the largest patent-holders in the United States. IBM executive Jim Stallings said examining patents for prior art should not only be the job of the patent office but that the wider community should be involved. Stallings also called on the industry to stop what he calls "bad behaviour" by companies who either seek patents for unoriginal work or collect and hoard patents."
Wow. IBM of course, are the grand masters of such bad behavior. Although they have been behaving better in recent years, that still doesnt change their status as the greatest block to innovation in the software world.
"IBM has called for tighter regulation of patents and a review of intellectual property ownership issues in collaborative software development. The company is one of the largest patent-holders in the United States. IBM executive Jim Stallings said examining patents for prior art should not only be the job of the patent office but that the wider community should be involved. Stallings also called on the industry to stop what he calls "bad behaviour" by companies who either seek patents for unoriginal work or collect and hoard patents."
Wow. IBM of course, are the grand masters of such bad behavior. Although they have been behaving better in recent years, that still doesnt change their status as the greatest block to innovation in the software world.
posted by Google Ninja at 8:32 AM
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