[Bloat] Fwd: Open Source Needs You to Act - Help Fight Proposed Patent Rules

Wed May 31 21:59:47 EDT 2023

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 at 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 <emeintzer at openinventionnetwork.com>
> Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 7:03 AM
> Subject: Open Source Needs You to Act - Help Fight Proposed Patent Rules
> To: <dave.taht at gmail.com>
>
>
> 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]
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGVh3lSbNV1-WJV7CgPpZW8_WQmN2dk-3JW86QrVj5FcwgjVm4MSZ2LD5QlN616MK51BSg5W58KQkv3FFX59W6H8PwP73X90MW60PR_N1r9mjgW84GMXw8bXK6HW6vx-Hc3gjL9tW3nSvPG5Hn1hRW5BLSzn583kWtW737M2W5L3GFzW94HJXp6fkZFsW3CzgPT1N94n9W4S0gK781F-R2W8qQVJD6WZ46lW5fmx258zF-NbW2jVmV331_nQ7W3G_8r21Gt7DLVjWY3c4kk2mTW19vcHw2d34LPN8NVYLSF8RQ03ckF1>
>
> 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
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGVh5knJZV3Zsc37CgPXMW62WJCb6ydvJtW3jylL55llyjhVY3PjB21W9RZW4TkVpR7cz_z2W6Cnnfs7L7gHCW8_wFkP6Jn49kW4D5fNX1GqM15W61CS3C4XsBs6W38tJ7y6k40_-W3Sm14N5fPkJ5W8bxpSK4MlZFGW6rHq8-205vQQW65D3482jyDzMW6cMzp54x-CBVW1qWdTn2PXjvNW5sw4gp5pZnccW5KmNs02C2lH7W3S-WSq7L8C07W8d4xPD2jGQb4W46dlDj79VD-hW4Q-z6J3FtykWW6YV2Mb3xCcpnW5DzW6W7JCXmsW4GSFl64nnHgnW50jd942hSWs8N9dDsvbHP8Q8W8tk8TX2ny-t_W2pcZy12DJTrVW1yt3-H1LkrdCW88P9zg3VCS7dW5JCNpz3kPWZDW47KwLd8LRdt1W13zK_x67VvP4W3MQGrC8F_Y_bN4rBYLJ27rHlW3mzxST2-8rR8W84S6Tv9cCmqyW6QDLqD9dPTps36yJ1>,
> 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
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGTp5knJ3V3Zsc37CgTbLW4rwkT95P5114W7Fk50R6sXBj0W43dQ8V6fR3X6W9cwNjD1Wmp6mW1LnVhP2X7JXNN8p1y4N6w2CwN6sknN32WBRLW88fzK96xpBVKW1tZZ5f8Tkt2LW5jJKdj1VR3D9W353xnN95LnvvW6lzGc-1ybtrYW5MkNsT14svwJW7H5xmK5hLZ9FW8NHK4_7DW5_GW6mXX9964pCX8W7_BSkB6fyqGpW4jHLnB8rWT27VRp2wM27WmlxW2NwQ6Q99-D5vW2qBpg43YS3wLW2g-rZv39gCKfN889GZB_1s89W8bN0nN7Hp9d7Vh3S_18DGslLW8qwXhX6fXRhlW2QBJxq8zYFF7W80tQgH4B3PPcN3hJFWyFkTMtW1053Lp6dpfWFW6F_bHd15cs9CW1P-J256s9m433p1T1>
> 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
>    <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGVB3lSc3V1-WJV7CgJ6kVDLjdm15bnPcVYMFWX7qNKF6W6g4SFk59pdMNW70Zb1c6bxxh8W7BcZrr2KtBLTW8BNQQ51XcXVCW91ycZr7S5wTlW3_xGQp9hM1TWW6D0ym31z8Yd0N54Smc1p-NgZW3_08zt7n1CRpW6KFD_T24CHQHW5cMx6j75td3GW47z6t527tkV3VXMltY5697NCN1F2tSgJggr2W6yxyrR3tNtYbW9fwjh61KjNK3W5RwxNk3jm_FzW6CpSYD8wvl8xN6yPLZY4xqjYW7YcZSN3z62S2W5R1GQM5Y4_lkW8JSnlP8XzXq837d31>
>
>    - 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
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGWt3lScZV1-WJV7CgXZzVxj2JC2q8JbDW3cCdYs7mYrzhW2Djs5k387GVXVTnr__5P9xGgW5Rlt2Z7x7GmqW9csYrP2VGPhCW1TtDfY1LqWM6W1W3_Pf8XbDlHW2Tz7FR7TFpPFW58f67_2pkl7nW3D6s0M8cwVh6W5rcNrl4fwkvJW5qFY401jZJyrV7s-WC8MvwsxW2BTjwX1ldTNTW2pgkRq9hQZ7lW5CtlLG2HBx7KVGxZj72fSp-2W6BsPlG77G_f3W7-qV271mzb4kW2XGKwh7jPt05W44xHmp5R83BZW5dr0pB7X1xynW6yWX_l7lyQj0W5p8XRV4h-Tl-W13-R0P1qyWK-W8-C-JK3xXDsbW3mcwQQ6yh2xYW4-Wcyp6cJ9K2W4tpysY7wm7qk3jP-1>
> .
>
>
>
> *ACTION*
>
> Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts, however brief, by selecting
> the green box
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGVh5knJZV3Zsc37CgG9vW5-JJs04KKwfNW6yszb21GG8SzW1shmvT3T3RnYW6TFhZ77cLqJLW3k4bJs8sJpFtW3nCQjm3xfS9-W8KKcG08xXlHvW2sNgsf3-zkPCW77GGLp6Sq1zbW3W9h_X1TYKVFW6SlWgl5Qt4nRW50xq111zkDpPW87bqMK263J1PW7hQf4j19XSMBV6tTWP1LnbrDW3rZt3x6Pcq_HW2DvWhH4Q6-42W6THFM52LbWhNN8vXc8XYBfH2W300jMZ7Lyh7-W3CNw2Q177NNDW80dh_T3Zwq6dW3zmsgN1TtSf1N6vZq82hZ0lfW4WWf0B20gfffW3lGgTz7QKqR4W3K5gxY7LSd0GW64T9T22TL7P3VKrb0628yz_rW12C8cG3G-Y2rVqbmkT63BwGYW1tNvVP492yJqW8dDZ6K5__dg9W27Lhzv5VK2Y5W1QM76h8WrJxkN5jdzKNbXVR0MHjL8Bn1Dh1W8XzfZY3kyh1m3h151>
> 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 <jonathan at unifiedpatents.com> 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]
> <https://cfT5B04.na1.hubspotlinksstarter.com/Ctc/I2+113/cfT5B04/VVN7d58C75qbW2rDHF57vsP7zVhPn1w4_cKf1N65wGVh3lSbNV1-WJV7CgYtSW13QxpQ4_VcBzW5ZSG-z10b8X-N548Gxd1780GW7JD4665vNDZLW4W6kvH4gqxKkW4G2XwB21tCsbW4tQpqT69WDzWW6yYNTW6V0nPJW4G9sFN2Bt4xVVszf4b4CW_fhN1wd8hLVQMjPN6GyYSdrZZ9TW7hYknF7txR_CV4h8DS5QXNn4W3Vq3v-29N5KMW7sbMGL3Ps7M-W95vfG63bNJG1N760kJZD3_ffW2pbWT94hFjBwW337cQd4sP-LkW3XJVvL3PGLtdW54v9c16q41Yn38kp1>
>
>
>
>
> Open Invention Network, 4819 Emperor Blvd., Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703,
> USA, +1 (919) 313-4902
>
> Unsubscribe
> <https://hs-2181469.s.hubspotstarter.net/email-unsubscribe/email?product=emailStarter&checkSubscriptions=all&d=VnchdX5m56KTVKg8Bx3JFwWpW3R5c3D3_R592N1JxwY5WJtm6N1fk4d_jS9VsW8wmcll7XBlM0W75X_7H6zFP5TW1WPHjB5t57MyMGKd_P20N6HVGCW5S24by21VmqcCR5YxlTl4-BSH1&v=2&email=dave.taht%40gmail.com&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=260354620&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-985rfD7hQmyXnFP9Y5wXAcZtXuGAc29_HtkaL8Dz7gObekn7pPiCruAtRXa8l1LsLT3bpaDXmCDeVSZ-t2acYf7h_Vuw&_hsmi=260354620> Manage
> preferences
> <https://hs-2181469.s.hubspotstarter.net/email-unsubscribe/email?product=emailStarter&d=VnchdX5m56KTVKg8Bx3JFwWpW3R5c3D3_R592N1JxwY5WJtm6N1fk4d_jS9VsW8wmcll7XBlM0W75X_7H6zFP5TW1WPHjB5t57MyMGKd_P20N6HVGCW5S24by21VmqcCR5YxlTl4-BSH1&v=2&email=dave.taht%40gmail.com&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=260354620&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-985rfD7hQmyXnFP9Y5wXAcZtXuGAc29_HtkaL8Dz7gObekn7pPiCruAtRXa8l1LsLT3bpaDXmCDeVSZ-t2acYf7h_Vuw&_hsmi=260354620>
>
>
> --
> Podcast:
> https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7058793910227111937/
> Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bloat mailing listBloat at lists.bufferbloat.nethttps://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat
>
> --
> David Collier-Brown,         | Always do right. This will gratify
> System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the restdave.collier-brown at indexexchange.com |              -- Mark Twain
>
>
> *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER** : This telecommunication,
> including any and all attachments, contains confidential information
> intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any dissemination,
> distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited and is not a
> waiver of confidentiality. If you have received this telecommunication in
> error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail and
> delete the message from your inbox and deleted items folders. This
> telecommunication does not constitute an express or implied agreement to
> conduct transactions by electronic means, nor does it constitute a contract
> offer, a contract amendment or an acceptance of a contract offer. Contract
> terms contained in this telecommunication are subject to legal review and
> the completion of formal documentation and are not binding until same is
> confirmed in writing and has been signed by an authorized signatory.*
> _______________________________________________
> Bloat mailing list
> Bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net
> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.bufferbloat.net/pipermail/bloat/attachments/20230531/00adae4c/attachment-0001.html>