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In some countries, the non-use of a patent could give a defence, known as [[laches]], to alleged infringers. | In some countries, the non-use of a patent could give a defence, known as [[laches]], to alleged infringers. | ||
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Revision as of 21:44, 17 November 2010
Patent ambush is where a patent holder waits until a technology becomes popular, or until a company becomes rich, before launching an unexpected patent suit. The patents used in a patent ambush are often called "submarine patents" (although this term's original meaning was only for a certain type of ambush).
This problem exists in all patentable domains but it is particularly unjust in the case of software because the use of software is essential to almost every company, and distribution and development of software is very common (keeping in mind that developing a website is software development).
In some countries, the non-use of a patent could give a defence, known as laches, to alleged infringers.
>==Related pages on ESP Wiki==
- Harm to standards
- All businesses have software patent risk
- When is patent abuse illegal?
- GIF - an Internet image file format covered by the LZW algorithm patent
- Patenting around what will become essential
External links
- EU Tests Out Its New 'Patent Ambush' Antitrust Law On Rambus, Aug 2007
- EU Accuses Rambus of 'Patent Ambush', August 2007
- Wikipedia:Patent ambush
- Wikipedia:Submarine patent
- Wikipedia:Laches (equity)
- The Problem of Software Patents in Standards
- Definition of "submarine patent", describing patent ambush
- Court finds Qualcomm guilty of standards abuse, 8 August 2007 - the article lacks details - the ruling seems to form a defence against patent ambush, but what was that defence?
