Paul Allen's monster patent attack hit by judge dismissal
Interval Licensing reaches for permanent gain
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A US district judge dropped a patent infringement lawsuit filed by a company associated with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen last Friday.
Interval Licensing LLC, which is the patent arm of Interval Research, brought a far-reaching complaint against Google’s YouTube, Apple, Facebook, eBay, Netflix, AOL, Yahoo!, Office Depot, OfficeMax and Staples in August this year.
However, Judge Marsha Pechman rejected the suit late last week in the US Distict Court for the Western District of Washington.
Billionaire Allen had claimed ownership of four patents covering e-commerce and online search functions that have been staples of most websites for years. The filing was made on behalf of Interval Licensing, which is the Silicon Valley technology incubator that Microsoft’s co-founder bankrolled in 1992.
But Pechman dismissed the complaint, stating that Interval Licensing had failed to identify the infringing products or devices, according to the Wall Street Journal.
"The allegations in the complaint are Spartan," she said.
The court told Interval Licensing that it has until 28 December to file an amended complaint.
According to the WSJ, a spokesman for Allen said the company would file an amended lawsuit soon and said the judge’s dismissal was a “procedural issue”.
"The case is staying on track," said the spokesman. ®
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COMMENTS
Greed and stupidity
If you've ever had the misfortune to work closely with a self-made millionaire, you'll recognise this mindset:
- They think all the money in the world really belongs to them and the only reason they haven't got it is because of some administrative mixup
- They are too stupid to know what's impossible. This is often the secret of their first big break. It's also the reason the rest of us aren't rich, and the answer to the question "If you're so clever, why aren't you rich?"
"The allegations in the complaint are spartan"
What?
A page with "WAAAHH!" in Times Roman 50 Bold is not enough?
THEY USE COMPUTERS!!!!
and I patented that!!!!!!!!! YEARS AGO!!!!
CaPItaliZe RandOmLY!!
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