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((although this terms original meaning was only for a certain type of ambush).) |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_ambush Wikipedia: Patent ambush] (and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_patent Submarine patents]) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_ambush Wikipedia: Patent ambush] (and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_patent Submarine patents]) | ||
* [http://perens.com/Articles/PatentFarming.html The Problem of Software Patents in Standards] | * [http://perens.com/Articles/PatentFarming.html The Problem of Software Patents in Standards] | ||
| + | * [http://moneyterms.co.uk/submarine-patent/ Definition of "submarine patent", describing patent ambush] | ||
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Revision as of 22:20, 26 March 2010
Patent ambush is where a patent holder waits until a technology becomes popular, or until a company because rich, before launching an unexpected patent suit. The patents used in a patent ambush are often called "submarine patents" (although this terms original meaning was only for a certain type of ambush).
