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Originally posted by theking
And question number 6.
Am I assuming correctly that at this point...a patent has been legally granted to Acacia...thus they currently hold what is presumed to be...under law...a legitmate patent?
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The legitamacy of a patent can only be validated in a court of law.
The USPTO does its best at the time to do research any prior art. The USPTO and Patent Law has its provisions that allow for patents to be invalidated should prior art be found, but usually comes out in a court of law over a patent infringement claim.
To prove to you that just because a patent has been issued, doesn't mean it is the definitive word, On april 9, 2002, the USPTO issued patent #6,368,227 with the title of "Method of swinging on a swing"
The patent is at:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...S=PN/6,368,227
A father was trying to teach his son about the patent process and patented the process of swinging sideways on a swing.... the patent got approved. The patent was invalidated once the media got ahold of the story and the USPTO yanked the patent themselves.
There are websites dedicated to silly/absurd patents that were granted.
In looking at the way the patent reads and what Acacia is INTERPRETING the patent to mean, are two entirely different things.
Unfortunately, they can use Patent and Civil law to try to "convince" people that their patent infringement claims are legit.
It is "guilty until proven innocent" in this case.
Fight the Patent!