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   Let's not jump to conclusions

   

   James Quintana Pearce, May 18th, 2005 @ 1:54am

   
   

   I agree the patent system needs a serious overhaul, but lets not jump to the conclusion that this particular patent should not have been granted...after all, the CSIRO is no patent troll.

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   Michael Traun, May 29th, 2006 @ 4:04pm

   
   

   But on the other hand, the Australian government develops this, patents it and now that the big name companies have been using it wants to nullify it? What is the point of developing it, if big name companies can steal your invention? This patent was handed down in 1996 ... 10 years ago.
   
   This is not another "nutty claim". This is quite legitimate.

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   Ya BUT

   

   Erk Masfield, Jun 21st, 2007 @ 2:39pm

   
   

   If you are a goverment agency that fails to recognize other patents, why then would you suddenly recognize your own? With NO product.. just an idea.. you have nothing to sue for. What have you lost with nothing for sale?

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   Re: Ya BUT

   

   goober, Jun 21st, 2007 @ 9:12pm

   
   

   CSIRO makes a lot of money selling its research, its patents, to industry.
   
   Just because it's a government agency that develops and patents an idea does not mean it is not entitled to financial compensation, even if its only to cover costs with perhaps a bit more to fund other research.

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   ABC Catalyst has story on this

   

   cofiem (profile), Oct 16th, 2009 @ 4:28am

   
   

   Link: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2708730.htm
   
   It is quite one-sided (for CSIRO). They don't seem to realise that even if the patent is valid, going after businesses that actually use it will harm innovation. I know CSIRO is a research facility and uses the money for more research, as the above commenter mentioned... this does seem like one case where the patent really does make sense.

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   Self-serving US TROLLS

   

   Frances Urquhardt, Oct 25th, 2009 @ 9:00pm

   
   

   Isn't it strange when a non-American company actually succeeds in protecting its rights under patent law, that all the self-serving American TROLLS emerge from under rocks and out of sewers to complain about unfair treatment ?
   
   Good work CSIRO - keep it up !! To hell with those US hypocrites !!

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