Comments on: Auto IP Lawsuits On The Rise http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: yankinwaoz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-227692 yankinwaoz Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:16:09 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#comment-227692 Interesting.... in the IT field, there are plenty of examples of once innovative companies that are now nothing but IP lawsuit mills. Example number one... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO-Linux_controversies" rel="nofollow">SCO</a>. I wonder if the US auto manufactures are going to follow, becoming nothing but IP holders of their past glories? Interesting…. in the IT field, there are plenty of examples of once innovative companies that are now nothing but IP lawsuit mills. Example number one… SCO.

I wonder if the US auto manufactures are going to follow, becoming nothing but IP holders of their past glories?

]]> By: flanken http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-227152 flanken Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#comment-227152 Well, I suppose that means more billable time for me when I start work later this year. Well, I suppose that means more billable time for me when I start work later this year.

]]> By: Sherman Lin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-227092 Sherman Lin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:19:17 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#comment-227092 Good for the suppliers. Maybe GM should study how IBM outsourced the operating system for their new PC division to a small company called Microsoft (IBM's 2nd choice) for a flat fee of 40 or 80 thousand dollars instead of doing it in house. That seemed to work real well for IBM. Good for the suppliers. Maybe GM should study how IBM outsourced the operating system for their new PC division to a small company called Microsoft (IBM’s 2nd choice) for a flat fee of 40 or 80 thousand dollars instead of doing it in house. That seemed to work real well for IBM.

]]> By: Edward Niedermeyer http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-227062 Edward Niedermeyer Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:07:40 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#comment-227062 And yet another way the D3 hurt themselves by gouging R&D... And yet another way the D3 hurt themselves by gouging R&D…

]]> By: joeaverage http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-226932 joeaverage Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:44:56 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/auto-industry-patent-applications-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#comment-226932 Easy money for the lawyers... Easy money for the lawyers…

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