Richard Shim
Richard Shim,
CNet News.com,
Aug 06, 2003
In conversation yesterday I expressed the view that the use of patents these days has become more an exercise in restraining international competition than one of protecting the inventor and developer of a new technology. I suspect the developers at Research in Motion (RIM) feel the same way today as - from where I sit - their hard earned research and development is in the process of being stolen by a Virginia court judge. An appeal is expected, at at least RIM can be thankful no sanctions will be applied until that judgement comes down. But how long can it be before somebody with some clout makes the connection between "the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office" and "unfair restraint of trade."
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