[Asterisk-Users] Sprint Nextel sueing over VoIP patents

[Matt Riddell]

John Novack wrote:
> I read those comments as a dig on the US patent law as it relates to
> software, rather than a broader dig at the U.S. Perhaps I am too kind?
>  
> There are screwy laws all around the globe
> Some countries require one to prove their innocence, others cut off a
> body part for a related crime, and we all suffer at the hands of our
> politicians

Indeed.  My comment was directed at the USPTO who grants patents on a regular
basis with what seems like no effort to check for prior art.  The first time I
saw this I thought it was stupid.  The second, unbelievable, and the
358456347563th one crazy!

:D

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Cheers,

Matt Riddell
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