And to sweep it all under the rug…. my favorite vacuum cleaner, a Dyson DC33 with cyclone vacuum technology that never loses suction, was invented by the
British industrial designer James Dyson.
In the interview, linked below, with the NY Times on
October 25, 2012, James Dyson speaks of a lawsuit filed against the Bosch
company in Germany and the UK, due to proprietary information leaked out of his
company in England.
He also speaks of
trolling (pronounced like “bowling”
with a British accent) and of the companies that buy suites of patents to
engage in patent “policing” activity, rather than using the patents to create
new products. James Dyson concludes this interview with a comment on what he believes to be the true
spirit of the patenting system.
[NYTimes
interview with James Dyson (10-25-2012)] Patience... the interview takes a while to load
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/10/25/technology/100000001865927/another-view-of-patents.html?smid=pl-share
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/10/25/technology/100000001865927/another-view-of-patents.html?smid=pl-share
Incidentally, in regards trolling, the US Congress passed the Innovation Act
on Dec. 5, 2013, with an overwhelming majority of 325 vs 91. This is a piece of
bi-partisan legislation introduced to curb the proliferation of patent infringement lawsuits
filed by trolls.
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