A very interesting article about an upcoming BBC radio program on the Patent Trolling problem in the US. 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23673383

 

 

Striking are the costs that Austin mentioned. 1.5 Million $ for him only for the trial. That's one of the many points where the US has gone crazy. Only think of the one Billion fine for Samsung.- The suit was declared completely ridiculous in GB but not in California...the home of Apple.

United States of Corporations.

 

Patent trolls tend to pick judges and court juristictions in places that give favorable rulings like East Texas. In some jurisictions in 2006 lawyers were using re-tread lawsuits to collect damages in lawsuits after Katrina hit Louisana and Mississippi. If Austins wins one lawsuit does not mean these same lawsuit trolls wont cook up re-tread lawsiut again till they collect some money. Been cheaper for Austin to settle and pay-up, but I can understand his viewpoint that this abuse of patents gotta stop. Hope Austin wins this case as matter of princple for sticking up for small business against bottom feeder lawyers.

I have Austin the  highest respect as a honest and intelligent person who would naturally refuse this sort of practice and abuse, even having the money to pay for it.

 

I just hope that the whole process ends up with him winning and the cause being one more that could be used of an effective example of how this patent trolls should be stopped.

 

 

I just hope that the whole process ends up with him winning and the cause being one more that could be used of an effective example of how this patent trolls should be stopped.

 

I hope so too. In the business world, David doesn't always slews Goliath, more often it's the other way around!!