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Originally posted by reasonableness
A better solution is to start a focused industry association (similar, but not identical to those already existing, FTP/IMPAI) and then that industry association will hire an attorney to promote its cause.
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This is my solution involving Fight The Patent Foundation:
The current pledge drive seeks 2,500 webmasters to pledge $100. Once the pledge counter reaches $250,000.. i will incorporate FTPF as a non-profit 501c3, then accept donations. Afterwhich, the execution of the charter:
-Raise additional money from mainstream companies to fill the warchest (250K is not enough, but it's a start to impress mainstream companies to contribute further).
-Offer defense attorney assistance to webmasters that want to fight aginst the claims, much like ACLU. Offer defense assistance to current defendants in the form of paying for attorney time, providing additional attorneys, providing prior art, etc.
-start a grassroots prior art search effort that allows people to submit leads to a website and get rated/ get points for their finds, and get prizes/cash
-Attract media attention to the issues
-Start the 'Pay it forward' model to find expert witnesses and motive them to testify by being compensated by the Foundation making a donation to their favorite charity in their name.
-petition the USPTO to invalidate the patent directly with them with a team of attorneys (paid and volunteer).
-continue to post on message boards to bring awareness, advocacy, and information.
I realize that a new proposal here is form an organization for TGPers. I will fully support any idea that you guys come up with.
I am presenting just 1 proposal, i have about 220,000 some reasons of why my approach may not happen.
As my personal crusade to fight against patent abuse, I am active in finding prior art and expert witnesses to help IMPA and the defendants, and I will help out with your TGP group efforts. I do all of this at my own expense without any compensation.
FTPF is but an abstract idea that has some great supporters, and looking for more.
Fight the Patent!