tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1431655925010073283..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: The Patent Legacy of the Computer MouseVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-75318329103036629382013-07-06T02:43:48.130+01:002013-07-06T02:43:48.130+01:00This post hits the nail on the head of the patent ...This post hits the nail on the head of the patent troll debate. If you set aside crappy patents (of which there are a lot), the question is a difficult one to answer.Michael Rischhttp://ssrn.com/author=582820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79424884942789798302013-07-05T16:33:28.090+01:002013-07-05T16:33:28.090+01:00Why is it called a mouse? A forward-looking tribut...Why is it called a mouse? A forward-looking tribute to John Steinbeck, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-28860989223868017062013-07-05T16:18:59.832+01:002013-07-05T16:18:59.832+01:00Looks like a case for old UK law's extension o...Looks like a case for old UK law's extension on the grounds of inadequate remuneration - up to 10 years' extension was possible. The best case for comparison was Fairey Aviation's Patent, covering the droop snoot of the Concorde. It was given the full 10-year maximum on the grounds that the technology was undoubtedly useful, but ahead of its time - and Fairey had tried hard to market it, unlike, Philips (the Dutch one) which had brought the Stirling engine to the borders ot practicality, but really hadn't bothered to push it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com