If it were not for OIN fq codel or cake could have been sued out of existence. And so much more in Linux. I slept a lot better knowing that they were at the communities' backs. I am in general into co signing a document if one exists, and not into originating one. On Wed, May 31, 2023, 7:14 AM Dave Collier-Brown via Bloat < bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote: > Does the community wish to make a submission to the commission, and if so, > to which aspects of the issue? > > --dave > On 5/31/23 09:07, Dave Taht via Bloat wrote: > > just when I thought it was safe to stop worrying about patents > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Open Invention Network > Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 7:03 AM > Subject: Open Source Needs You to Act - Help Fight Proposed Patent Rules > To: > > > Proposed USPTO proposed rules will make it harder to defend OSS against > bad patents in the hands of PAEs. Fight back by June 20th. > [image: OIN-NoBkgrd-1] > [image: together-difference-2] > > > Hi Dave! > > > > * Open Source Needs You to Act - * > > Help Fight Proposed Patent Rules > > > > *ISSUE* > > The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a set of proposed > rules > , > nearly all of which will make it harder to challenge poor-quality patents. > If implemented, these rules will make it harder to defend open source > software (OSS) against bad patents in the hands of patent trolls. > > > > *BACKGROUND & IMPACT* > > OIN & other open source supporters — IBM, Microsoft & The Linux Foundation > — funded Unified Patents’ Open Source Zone in 2019. Since then, this > program has challenged dozens of poor-quality, open-source related patents > with excellent success. The newly-proposed USPTO rules will negatively > affect the Open Source Zone’s ability to challenge patents, even though > many of the rules are apparently outside of the USPTO's authority > > and plainly inconsistent with the intentions of the legislators that passed > the America Invents Act. They may also prevent organizations like OIN and > others from seeking patent reviews. > > > > If these rules are enacted, patents that slipped through the system and > should have never been issued in the first place will: > > - Be increasingly litigated against developers and users of OSS, > including businesses that rely on open source > > - Raise the already high cost of patent litigation and cost > hundreds-of-millions of dollars, according to an economic impact study > > > - Impact all open source organizations worldwide that have a > developer, supplier or customer in the United States > > - Make business more difficult in the United States, and slow > innovation globally > > As it is critical to OSS that we help stop this proposal, The Linux > Foundation is hosting a free webinar entitled "Stopping Patent Trolls: Why > Open Source Urgently Needs Your Help, Now!", on June 7, 2023 10:30 AM PDT > (GMT - 7). To join the webinar and learn more, please register here > > . > > > > *ACTION* > > Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts, however brief, by selecting > the green box > > titled “Submit a formal comment.” If you want to submit more detailed > comments, or have any questions or concerns about what is at stake, please contact > Jonathan Stroud at Unified Patents. > > > > *DEADLINE* > > *Your comments must be received by June 20, 2023* *11:59 PM EDT (GMT - > 4).* > Sincerely, > [image: Keith-Signature] > Keith Bergelt *Chief Executive Officer* > [image: OIN_logo_300dpi] > > > > > > Open Invention Network, 4819 Emperor Blvd., Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703, > USA, +1 (919) 313-4902 > > Unsubscribe > Manage > preferences > > > > -- > Podcast: > https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7058793910227111937/ > Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing listBloat@lists.bufferbloat.nethttps://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat > > -- > David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. 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