It means that, if you patent some incomprehensible detail that might apply to future technologies, then you must tell people that their future technologies would infringe. It means that owning and maintaining a patent is a bit expensive. Even if my technology is still under development by a standards body. By 'should know', I mean that, if an attentive participant in whatever market I'm in would have known of whatever details of my technology infringe on your patent, then you 'should know'. If my infringing technology is public and you fail to publicly disclose your patent, you cannot enforce your patent against anyone who infringes it using my technology or a derivative thereof. If you fail to notify me, your patent no longer applies. If you give me a list of 700 patents that 'might' cover it, you get some appropriate penalty. If you know or should know that my specification, technology, or product is covered by your patent, you must tell me what patent covers it and why.
Specifically, require patent holders to notify infringers of their infringement in a timely manner. Codec patents, for example, should never have been valid.ģ. Make it clear that math, in any form, is not patentable. Decrease patent terms to just a few years in most fields.Ģ. I think that evidence that patents are beneficial in any field is lacking.Īlternatively, a few major reforms would help.
