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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Patent battle over teaching tools - BBC
Internet law professor Michael Geist says a patent row between educators and the maker of educational software tools holds lessons for all net users. Many lecturers use online tools to teach students. A company spends years developing new technologies that leverage the power of the internet. It develops a global following. Then, seemingly out of the blue, it is hit with a patent infringement suit by a U.S. company, instantly facing the prospect of years of costly litigation in US courts. With limited resources, it must defend itself by arguing that the patents are invalid.
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