Comments on: GNOME patent troll stripped of patent rights https://opensource.org/blog/gnome-patent-troll-stripped-of-patent-rights The steward of the Open Source Definition, setting the foundation for the Open Source Software ecosystem. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:20:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: anonymous https://meow.social/@TerrorBite/110964377047787534 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:20:35 +0000 https://blog.opensource.org/gnome-patent-troll-stripped-of-patent-rights/#comment-451 Great to see this happening. Death to patents used by patent trolls! I hope this sets a strong precedent!

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]]> By: Developers need the right to challenge junk patents | The GitHub Blog https://opensource.org/blog/gnome-patent-troll-stripped-of-patent-rights#comment-450 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:22:06 +0000 https://blog.opensource.org/gnome-patent-troll-stripped-of-patent-rights/#comment-450 […] In 2011, Congress created inter partes review administered by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as a lower-cost, more efficient procedure for the public to challenge low quality patents–patents that are not new or are obvious over past innovation–and so should not have been granted in the first place. The PTAB has saved billions in litigation costs and reduced the burden of patent trolls on developers, including startups and open source projects. […]

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