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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
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The Supreme Court is not a bunch of nutters. And considering the Patent Office's input the court must surely have a good reason for the verdict.
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Now you've done it. Injected some common sense into the thread instead of ranting against patent law.  |
I'm not ranting against patent law, I'm ranting against NTP
A leach company who does nothing but patent other people's work, then sue for damages. That's how they make their money.
Also, the Supreme Court didn't deny RIM's request, Chief Justice John Roberts did. The whole court only reviews cases when they are accepted. I believe each justice is assigned a district in the US and each justice decides about whether a case goes forward or not depending on from where in the US the case originates. They decide if a case goes forward. The Chief Justice sets the agenda and also gets federal matters I believe. And Roberts hasn't been on the job long enough for us to know whether he's a "nutter" or not. In fact, if you look at the Supreme Court's history, there have been all sorts of crazy characters over the years. Just being on the Supreme Court doesn't automatically make you the perfect picture of judiciary conduct.