{"id":28499,"date":"2012-07-10T00:23:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/10\/patently-obvious.html"},"modified":"2012-07-10T00:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T06:23:00","slug":"patently-obvious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/10\/patently-obvious.html","title":{"rendered":"Patently obvious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe in rewarding actual innovation. \u00a0On the other hand, I think too many patent issues &#8212; and, more importantly, patent lawsuits &#8212; are based on trying to simply quash competition, not reward actual innovation. \u00a0US and EU (and EU member) lawsuits and their decisions are a grand dance around that basic issue.<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'>\n<p style='margin-bottom:5px;'><strong>Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.dailytech.com%2Fnimage%2FUnlock_iPhone_Wide.jpg' border='0' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.dailytech.com\/Android+Win+Apple+Blasted+for+Trolling+Sees+EU+Patents+Decimated\/article25104.htm'>DailyTech &#8211; Android Win: Apple Blasted for Trolling, Sees EU Patents Decimated<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&quot;Obvious&quot; patents should never have been granted, given prior art\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p style='clear:both;'> <strong>Google+:<\/strong> <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/G9UJBKCmtiW' target='_new'>View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe in rewarding actual innovation. \u00a0On the other hand, I think too many patent issues &#8212; and, more importantly, patent lawsuits &#8212; are based on trying to simply quash competition, not reward actual innovation. \u00a0US and EU (and EU member) lawsuits and their decisions are a grand dance around that basic issue. 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