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goBigtime · 10-15-2004, 05:02 AM

I can't bite my tongue anymore.

You're trolling for Congratulations??

For what? Exploiting the USPTO patent system and patenting an idea that was already being used publicly by several companies for a considerable amount of time before you filed??

Fuck that.

I agree, this isn't like Acacia in the sense that Acacia has a very broad patent and has tried to apply it to every situation possible.

But get real, anyone who was anyone in this industry was keeping tabs on new technology in the mainstream.

When Commission Junction came out with their business model I remember a lot of people took note.... let alone the others that came before them (that CJ may have got their idea from and improved on).

What year did you file?

What year did CJ launch?

Maybe you had the idea in your head or on paper for years before anyone put it to use - I can totally relate to that myself. I have tons of ideas and I've watched countless times as people have brought them to market before me because I was too busy working on other things. You snooze, you lose.

IMO, Bottom line is you were beat to market with the general idea (wheather you knew it or not), filed for the patent & because our software patent system is so fucked up and the reviewers not qualified to review or issue these patents - the patent was awarded anyway.

Do you really think your patent is different enough from the companies that were operating long before you filed doing very close to what your patent covers?

I really hate to be a hater like this.. but I swear software patents are going to be one of the things that ruin this country in the end.

- All of this is in my personal opinion of course. There is no way of my knowing if Xpays knew about Commission Junction or anyone else before they filed.

10-15-2004, 05:02 AM
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	I can't bite my tongue anymore. You're trolling for *Congratulations??* For what? Exploiting the USPTO patent system and patenting an idea that was already being used publicly by several companies for a considerable amount of time before you filed?? Fuck that. I agree, this isn't like Acacia in the sense that Acacia has a very broad patent and has tried to apply it to every situation possible. But get real, anyone who was anyone in this industry was keeping tabs on new technology in the mainstream. When Commission Junction came out with their business model I remember a lot of people took note.... let alone the others that came before them (that CJ may have got their idea from and improved on). What year did you file? What year did CJ launch? Maybe you had the idea in your head or on paper for years before anyone put it to use - I can totally relate to that myself. I have tons of ideas and I've watched countless times as people have brought them to market before me because I was too busy working on other things. You snooze, you lose. IMO, Bottom line is you were beat to market with the general idea (wheather you knew it or not), filed for the patent & because our software patent system is so fucked up and the reviewers not qualified to review or issue these patents - the patent was awarded anyway. Do you really think your patent is different enough from the companies that were operating long before you filed doing very close to what your patent covers? I really hate to be a hater like this.. but I swear software patents are going to be one of the things that ruin this country in the end. - All of this is in my personal opinion of course. There is no way of my knowing if Xpays knew about Commission Junction or anyone else before they filed. Last edited by goBigtime; 10-15-2004 at 05:06 AM..