[asterisk-users] Verizon-Vonage Lawsuit

[Salvatore Giudice]

BTW, the main problem with these patents is that they tend to lower the rate
of adoption for new standards. Nothing kills a standard quicker than when
someone patents it.

For example, someone out there even has a patent on ENUM:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060020713.html?highlight=enum&stemming=on

It made me mad that he beat me to it. Roflol... Regardless, this won't help
with ENUM adoption.

Any joker with about $6k per patent and some time on his hands to monitor
emerging standards can easily generate some patent entertainment for
themselves at the expense of others...

So, the question of the day is: "Have you thought about patenting something
today?"

It's easy. I just got a new idea while writing this for an ENUM related
patent that I may pursue at some point... =)

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-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Collins
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:05 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Verizon-Vonage Lawsuit

> Salvatore Giudice wrote:
> > Take a look at this patent:
> > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060098624.html
> >
> >
> > Title: Using session initiation protocol
> > Document Type and Number:United States Patent 20060098624
> > Inventors:
> > Morgan, David P. (Lexington, MA, US)
> > Sullivan, Daniel B. (Charlestown, MA, US)
> > Erickson, Jon A. (Scituate, MA, US)
> > Giudice, Salvatore R. (Charlestown, MA, US)
> >
> > This is the kind of stuff that goes on in corporate America when it
> comes to
> > new technology and patent law. =)
> 
> Holy cow.
> 
> -Stephen-

You ain't kidding!!!

Next thing you know someone will try to patent this: "User picks up
communications unit human interface device, a.k.a. 'handset', in
response to audible ringing indication (visual 'ring' indication is
optional)."

Just when I thought I couldn't have a lower expectation for a government
agency - here comes the USPTO.  Monumental foolishness.

-MC

P.S. - in broader terms, are there any of these patents that threaten
FOSS telephony projects?
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