torok said:
Darwinianevolution said:
This is awful! If this succeds, not only Nintendo is going to pay everyhing Philips demands, but it's also going to set a precedent for patent lawsuits and EVERYONE is going to register things with the hope of future benefits! This is a crime against technological advance! What the heck, Phillips and judges!
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I'm not sure if this case is really correct (it would be invalid if Nintendo could prove that the patent is basic tech or that is to generic). But the whole patent system is what makes innovation happen. If you, as company, didn't had any safeguard that a new tech you developed with years of hard work and millions of dollars could not be copied by the first one, you wouldn't create nothing new. Why would I create an Ocullus Rift if as soon as it launched Samsung could buy a retail unit, do reverse engineer and manufacture an exact copy by half the price with their superior manufacturing capacities.
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I'm not against the patent system. I'm against companies claiming a patent and develop the bare minimum just with the intention of making lawsuits. Patents should be more precise to avoid cases like this.
