I'd seen this and debated posting because it's such a deep, deep spring of outrage. There are going to be so many opportunities for patent profiteering on everything from vaccines to medical...
I'd seen this and debated posting because it's such a deep, deep spring of outrage. There are going to be so many opportunities for patent profiteering on everything from vaccines to medical devices. Might be a good use of an Executive Order in the U.S. to temporarily suspend patent rights, but that would involve an expropriation of intellectual property.
Frankly I would be extremely surprised if a judge took a purely impartial take on something like this. The reality is this will get thrown out of court or it will be ruled against them because...
Frankly I would be extremely surprised if a judge took a purely impartial take on something like this. The reality is this will get thrown out of court or it will be ruled against them because we're in a national emergency.
So, this SoftBank-owned patent troll, Fortress, bought up Theranos patents, and then set up this shell company, "Labrador Diagnostics," which decided that right in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic it was going to sue one of the companies making Covid-19 tests, saying that its test violates those Theranos patents, and literally demanding that the court bar the firm from making those Covid-19 tests.
Follow-up article: Why Softbank patent troll's promise of 'royalty free' license on Theranos patents for COVID-19 is bullshit
I'd seen this and debated posting because it's such a deep, deep spring of outrage. There are going to be so many opportunities for patent profiteering on everything from vaccines to medical devices. Might be a good use of an Executive Order in the U.S. to temporarily suspend patent rights, but that would involve an expropriation of intellectual property.
Frankly I would be extremely surprised if a judge took a purely impartial take on something like this. The reality is this will get thrown out of court or it will be ruled against them because we're in a national emergency.
From the article:
Via Marginal Revolution