[ NNSquad ] Tech firms and regulators meet at UN patent pow-wow

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Tech firms and regulators meet at UN patent pow-wow

http://j.mp/R5ndKC  (BBC)

    Chip-maker Qualcomm also suggests that altering the rules could give
    rise to more, not less, litigation as it would encourage firms to
    resist their inventions being classed as standard-essential.  And,
    despite several recent high-profile cases, it dismisses talk of a
    patent "crisis".  Samsung claims the new iPhone infringes two of its
    Frand-type patents "The so-called 'patent wars' should be seen for
    what they are: a small number of participants in a highly competitive
    industry in which change and innovation occur at lightening speed are
    locked in a ferocious battle to establish market positions for
    competing operating systems, with litigation being a marginal aspect
    of this contest," Qualcomm said in its pre-event statement.

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If Qualcomm seriously feels that there is no crisis in this area, it
suggests that they may be delusional, duplicitous, or both.

--Lauren--
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