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Hack&Lube · 08-12-2009, 10:15 AM

LOL, Patent Squatters win again!

$287 million jackpot!

Basically a patent troll goes and files a totally abstract patent for future technology. When somebody comes along and does the hard of work of actually inventing it and building it, the patent troll strikes.

This is what the patent says:

Method and system for manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other

Abstract
A system and method for the separate manipulation of the architecture and content of a document, particularly for data representation and transformations. The system, for use by computer software developers, removes dependency on document encoding technology. A map of metacodes found in the document is produced and provided and stored separately from the document. The map indicates the location and addresses of metacodes in the document. The system allows of multiple views of the same content, the ability to work solely on structure and solely on content, storage efficiency of multiple versions and efficiency of operation.

That's like me patenting:

"A system and method for placing paties of ground beef between two pieces of bread and delivering it to customers."

Then I sue every burger joint in the biz!

08-12-2009, 10:15 AM	#3
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	LOL, Patent Squatters win again! $287 million jackpot! Basically a patent troll goes and files a totally abstract patent for future technology. When somebody comes along and does the hard of work of actually inventing it and building it, the patent troll strikes. This is what the patent says: Method and system for manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other Abstract A system and method for the separate manipulation of the architecture and content of a document, particularly for data representation and transformations. The system, for use by computer software developers, removes dependency on document encoding technology. A map of metacodes found in the document is produced and provided and stored separately from the document. The map indicates the location and addresses of metacodes in the document. The system allows of multiple views of the same content, the ability to work solely on structure and solely on content, storage efficiency of multiple versions and efficiency of operation. That's like me patenting: "A system and method for placing paties of ground beef between two pieces of bread and delivering it to customers." Then I sue every burger joint in the biz! Last edited by Hack&Lube; 08-12-2009 at 10:19 AM.