Mar 31, 2016 the us patent and trademark office oversees more than 6 million patents today. Design patents, patent patents, pregrant publications, reissues, and statutory invention registrations are all included. Jun 04, 20 this kind of money makes the business of suing based on patents a very lucrative one, and its getting easier. This american life host ira glass was never into william burroughs. The answer involves a controversial billionaire physicist in seattle, a 40 pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries. Pick five episodes to represent this american life. Intellectual property protection against business threats. Jul 28, 2011 patents, the ownership of ideas in the name of individual financial gain and fame. Week five tuesday positive market institutions property rights standards thursday corporatism neoliberalism readings when patents attack this american life henisz, witold j. Just searching npr for patents turns up a number of recent stories on tech companies acquiring, being sued for, or settling litigation for software patents. Jul 25, 2011 when patents attack parts 1 and 2, are the most misleading things i have ever heard, read, seen, experienced in any way. Lubin and patrick austermuehle this american life reports in an excellent piece on how a billioinaire inventor who founded a company to aggregate patents and to sue for infringement.
For instance, many critics of software patents attack them as patents on mathematics or patents on a mathematical algorithm, but this is sophistry. The great thing about the followup is that we learn some important details that the reporters werent able to find out for the first segment. This american life npr on patent trolls patent progress. In 2000, for example, the patent office granted a patent on making toast patent number 6080436, bread refreshing method. Nprs this american life dives into the seedy world of patent trolling, and how the legal side of technology licensing is threatening the source of new ideas for every industry. The internet of things plans to control everything in your life and your familys life click image to enlarge fig. Protective glove against nuclear, biological and chemical attack nbc, made with an inner filter layer containing activated carbon and laminated on a fabric, and an outer layer of cotton polyester having undergone hydroolefuge treatment with the exception for the outer layer of the palmar face which is leather 7 or whose outer layer of cotton polyester having undergone hydroolefuge. To others, patents have prevented access to cheap generic versions of lifesaving drugs which such countries badly need, such as for the hivaids pandemic. The podcast is available from the this american life archives.
Theres a derogatory term in silicon valley for companies that amass huge troves of patents and make money by threatening lawsuits. Rehabilitation can build your strength, capability and confidence. Npr reporter laura sydell and this american life producerplanet money cohost alex blumberg tell the story of intellectual ventures, which is accused of being the largest of the patent trolls. Npr covers software patents and patent trolls in when.
This american life episode 441 when patents attack. A us office with the mantra, to promote the useful arts and sciences, provides the utopic petri dish in which people are to be properly incentivized to share their ideas and inventions. The episode couldnt be more timely, with patent troll legislation being considered in congress. Us20090058174a1 us12041,880 us4188008a us2009058174a1 us 20090058174 a1 us20090058174 a1 us 20090058174a1 us 4188008 a us4188008 a us 4188008a us 2009058174 a1 us2009058174 a1 us 2009058174a1 authority us united states prior art keywords tool segment metal carbide diamond shank prior art date 20060811 legal status the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal. They buy patents from struggling inventors, which encourages those inventors to go out and invent more. Planet money in 2011, a company called oasis research sued more than a dozen tech companies it said were violating its.
Apple attacks qualcomm patents in row over iphone tech law360. This kind of money makes the business of suing based on patents a very lucrative one, and its getting easier. May 31, 20 npr reporter laura sydell and this american life producerplanet money cohost alex blumberg tell the story of intellectual ventures, which is accused of being the largest of the patent trolls. It aired in july 2011 and was also published as an article. Npr has a follow up to when patents attack many people have asked us to post the this american life story on patent trolls entitled when patents attack from npr on july 22, 2011. All entries will go into the wiki and then posted to the sidebar. The only way to do that at the time was to download the work to floppy disk drives, but byrd and atwood thought there had to be a better way. It would be nice to make a page with the best episodes.
This american lifes recent episode when patents attack. Jun 03, 20 here is microsofts feelgood video about patents by todd bishop on june 3, 20 at 1. Today we return to a story we first reported on two years ago about our patent system how it sometimes seems to be discouraging rather than encouraging innovation. The story is an hour long and completely worth the listen. Patients who received customized meals were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days and spent fewer days there than patients who didnt get the meal delivery service. Patents, the ownership of ideas in the name of individual financial gain and fame. Sep 18, 20 for instance, many critics of software patents attack them as patents on mathematics or patents on a mathematical algorithm, but this is sophistry. May 31, 20 this american life airing sequel to intellectual ventures investigation, promising new revelations by todd bishop on may 31, 20 at 4.
Every year more patents are issued than the year before. Nummi this american life anand n and richard a peterson. Petition this american life to use ogg vorbis free software. A medical emergency reporting system and methodology that utilize a wearable monitoring device to continuously monitor key physiological parameters of a person, and when measurements exceed programmed threshold levels, it will automatically issue a medical emergency alert along with location information to a remote monitoring center via a wireless network and the internet for immediate local. Planet money in 2011, a company called oasis research sued more than a dozen tech companies it said were violating its patent for online data backup.
Here is microsofts feelgood video about patents by todd bishop on june 3, 20 at 1. Oct 04, 2011 the story behind this american life s when patents attack. The documentary is a particularly informative look at the harm caused by patent trolls to software businesses. Uspto welcomes new patent and trademark public advisory committee members. In 2011, there were 31 new this american life episodes episode 423 the invention of money. Today on our program, when patents attack, part two the sequel the squeekquel. Then he heard this radio story that changed all that, partly because it wasnt very reverential about burroughs. Patent office director michelle lee on patents and innovation. I have to say i am adoring the recent this american life podcasts minus the prom episode. Weekend at bernankes alex blumberg and david kestenbaum. The first one went to a vermont farmer who figured out how to make potash, an agricultural fertilizer, back in.
We also asked rick mc leod, a patent lawyer and former software. Sensemaking of markets in the commercial music industry. Nprs this american life aired an excellent story today that covered the war of software patents called when patents attack. A brief history of software patents and why theyre valid. When patents attack infographic this american life. Patent office director michelle lee on patents and.
How companies can preserve market dominance after patents. According to a yale study, its a hundred software patents a day. Critics of open innovation often like to say that the only ones making money from it are the lawyers. How companies can preserve market dominance after patents expire article pdf available in long range planning 391. Apple attacks qualcomm patents in row over iphone tech. All of your favorite books and authors can be found here. It is the grill of the artist, the mark of individual success. This weekend, this american life aired the follow up to when patents attack. Nothing, and i mean nothing, i have ever witness, is more full of. This american life program entitled when patents attackpart. It took 121 years for us to get the first million patents, says ewing. The story behind this american lifes when patents attack. This american life airing sequel to intellectual ventures.
Executives at intellectual ventures insist they are not trolls, but rather, promoters of innovation. In 20, there were 32 new this american life episodes episode 483 selfimprovement kick. Petition this american life to use ogg vorbis free. Primarily a journalistic nonfiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage.
Software patents on this american life posted on august 8, 2011 august 8, 2011 leave a comment a listener, max, wrote me recently to clue me in to a recent episode of this american life that may be of interest to other listeners. List of 2011 this american life episodes wikipedia. Eff wins ptab attack against podcasting patent law360. American radio listening to improve english 1 duration. The first one went to a vermont farmer who figured out how to make potash, an agricultural fertilizer, back in 1790.
The first requirement of the assignment is that you listen to or read the hour long podcast from the radio show this american life broadcast in may 20. This story from planet moneys alex blumberg and nprs laura sydell aired this weekend on this american life. When patents attack there is also a podcast available for download. The us patent and trademark office oversees more than 6 million patents today. When jeff kellings internet company fototime was sued along with more than other companies for violating someones patent, he wondered if it was a troll which the company denies, and then settled out of court. Jan 23, 2012 this american life s recent episode when patents attack. This american life airing sequel to intellectual ventures investigation, promising new revelations by todd bishop on may 31, 20 at 4. Homedelivered meals keep heart failure patients out of. Just as valuable as physical property, the protections of ip, called intellectual property law, help to fuel innovations in the united states. This american life is an american weekly hourlong radio program produced by wbez and hosted by ira glass.
It can help you continue your daily activities despite the effects of your stroke. To others, patents have prevented access to cheap generic versions of life saving drugs which such countries badly need, such as for the hivaids pandemic. This american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and. We take you inside this war, and tell the fascinating story of how an idea enshrined in the us constitution to promote progress and innovation, is now being used. Is that a compass, a map, a toothbrush, and a bottle of purell in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me. This american life program entitled when patents attackpart two. The website frugaldad posted this infographic inspired by our episode when patents attack. If you had to choose five episodes to represent this american life, which would they be. Nummi this american life anand n and richard a peterson 2000. In one aspect of the invention, an attack tool is disclosed which has a wearresistant base suitable for attachment to a driving mechanism, a first cemented metal carbide segment brazed to the base at a first interface, and a second metal carbide segment brazed to the first carbide segment at a second interface opposite the base. When patents attack parts 1 and 2, are the most misleading things i have ever heard, read, seen, experienced in any way. But hummel sounded a cautious note about the findings because of the small number of participants in the study.
When patents attack by this american life on amazon music. Multiple patents can be obtained by separating requests with a semicolon. When patents attack by this american life on amazon. They buy patents from struggling inventors, which encourages those inventors to go out and invent. Aug 08, 2011 software patents on this american life posted on august 8, 2011 august 8, 2011 leave a comment a listener, max, wrote me recently to clue me in to a recent episode of this american life that may be of interest to other listeners. Weekend at bernankes alex blumberg and david kestenbaum episode 424 kid politics.
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