Comments on: iPod inventor: consulting lawyers

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:40:38 +0000

“Distracted and unable to raise money in time to renew patents across 120 countries, Kramer watched as the technology became public property.”

120 countries?
A patent need be claimed in one country. It is automatically valid in all countries in patent treaty.

Something fishy here!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:30:25 +0000

“couldn’t raise enough money to pay the patent fees in time”

Too bad. The patent office allows a considerable amount of time with several notices.

Responsibility for having a patent monopoly …
“YOU MUST PAY YOUR DUES, OTHERWISE, YOU LOSE”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:26:11 +0000

He will nevertheless be shaken down by a lawyer who will do all sorts of investigations at $100 an hour and charges customers for 50 hours of work per day.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:39:48 +0000

name one. no. name 2

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:01:19 +0000

It’s sad that people think that iPods are the only mp3 players in existence. The fact is that there are a ton of companies that make players that are of equal quality as the ipod. In fact, there are some that are even better!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:51:52 +0000

“I came up with the idea of downloading music (and data and video) down telephone lines in 1979 when I was 23, and patented it.”

Ye, thats like patenting breathing. downloading data and video is completely generic and wouldn’t be granted any kind of patent these days. He’s dreaming…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:06:18 +0000

If the wheel had not been invented when it was invented, it would have been invented later anyway.