Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by lern_too_spel 2359 days ago
Why would Google pay to enforce a patent it doesn't own?
2 comments
klipt 2359 days ago
Somebody confused (Google's (patents search)) with ((Google's patents) search)
link
ReverseCold 2359 days ago
It looks like it's a person (not a company) that owns the patent too, so unless this person is a m/billionaire a court case doesn't even sound that bad.
link
Hnrobert42 2359 days ago
All patents are granted to people not companies. The people may then assign to a company the right to enforce the patent.
link
ReverseCold 2359 days ago
Oh, I actually didn't know that. Thanks!
link
kevin_thibedeau 2359 days ago
Until a troll buys the patent.
link