I'm wondering how they feel about this!
Halliburton seeks patent on patent trolling
Halliburton - the Texas-based company famous for pocketing billions from the war in Iraq - hopes to patent the art of patent trolling.
http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008...k-patents.html
Or maybe this?
Appeals Court - Business methods cannot be patented
Overall, it seems like a ruling that should favor companies that make hardware and software because while it narrows the types of patents that can be filed, in return should protect them from the frivolous patent suits that have flooded the industry in the past few years.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10...orsPicksArea.0
and finally.....
Supreme Court Sets Back ?Patent Trolls'
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected the rule developed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that automatically granted injunctions against patent infringers unless there were exceptional circumstances.
?The patent trolls have lost a big bargaining chip,? Potenza says. As a result, large companies and their customers will have far less to fear.
http://www.abanet.org/journal/redesign/09ftroll.html