tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6185031257871918747..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Does Allergan's Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe transactional move "rip off consumers"? Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37752026760760877662017-09-18T12:52:47.031+01:002017-09-18T12:52:47.031+01:00"Critics have said that the move should fail ..."<i>Critics have said that the move should fail because a company should not be able to shield its patents from review. The response, of course, being that they cannot completely shield their patents from any review...,</i>"<br /><br />The better response would be to point out that the critics use the word "sham" in describing <i>why</i> the company should not be able to shield the patents in this manner, and that "sham" has a specific legal meaning (in the US) that does not reach this type of transaction. In other words, the legal argument as to why the move should fail itself fails.THE US anonnoreply@blogger.com