Firm Sues Sony Over Cell, Wants PS3 Destroyed

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Saiyar said:

There is no case here as the Patent office has already ruled that there is no infringment.

”Oddly enough, Sony’s own patent, filed in 2001 and issued in 2007, actually lists the 1991 patent as a citation. In other words, Sony’s own patent lawyers have already seen the old patent and deemed it not to be a threat, and the U.S. Patent Office apparently agreed when it issued Sony the patent in June."

http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13725/ps3s_cell_processor_faces_patent_challenge

This should be thrown out pretty quickly.

 lol

the whole patent system needs to be revised IMO. anyone hear that story of a guy who invented and patented a light-bulb that never needed replacing, but was bought out by a company that produced light-bulbs that did need replacing, and they just sat on the patent. seriously, patents don't protect the little guy anymore (anything new nowadays is normally developed by bigger companies), they're just used by big corporations to stifle competitiion, and gain money, and therefore stifle development, and make it worse for the consumer.

I agree with dododo, that you don't actually make the product, the patent should be deemed invalid. Also, a max age of 5~10 years for electronics would be appropriate cos the market moves so fast.