Patent suits not likely, says IP attorney

Knut Yrvin knuty at skolelinux.no
Fri Sep 30 11:05:10 CEST 2005


Thursday September 29, 2005. www.itmanagersjournal.com

IT Manager's Journal looks at reasons why suing open-source companies 
over patent issues may be unwise. "Proprietary software companies could 
sue open source software developers or end users for patent 
infringement, but they probably won't, says one intellectual property 
attorney. If they do, the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) plans to 
be ready. Though the threat of lawsuits is often heard rumbling over 
the horizon like an approaching storm, the potential benefits for 
patent holders probably aren't attractive enough to spark litigation, 
says James Gatto, a patent and intellectual property attorney with 
Pillsbury Winthrop law firm."

http://www.itmanagersjournal.com/article.pl?sid=05/09/19/1629249

- k



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