I guess just like any other issue, patents are a double edged sword. Until the negative impact of patents overrides the positive impact ( mass protests , activists getting their way etc) the evil will prevail <br><div>Humanity will always self regulate, many times at the expense of lives....<br>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 5:59 AM, saidimu apale <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:saidimu@gmail.com">saidimu@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Patrick, you should read this entire thread from the beginning. Many have already outlined problems with the idea/implementation.<div><br></div><div>And while you&#39;re at it, you should look at the patent granted for an &quot;Anti-Eating Mouth Cage&quot; and other assorted absurdities: <a href="http://totallyabsurd.com/antieatingmouthcage.htm" target="_blank">http://totallyabsurd.com/antieatingmouthcage.htm</a></div>


<div><br></div><div>For a more serious critique of the fundamental assumptions underlying patents, this libertarian lawyer has an interesting article: <a href="http://mises.org/daily/4018" target="_blank">http://mises.org/daily/4018</a>, and an outline of the costs associated with patents (since most people mostly just talk about the benefits of the patent system): <a href="http://mises.org/article.aspx?Id=1763" target="_blank">http://mises.org/article.aspx?Id=1763</a></div>


<div><br></div><div>It is a complex issue: it isn&#39;t as simple as business-as-usual or kill-the-system.</div><div><br></div><div>Any IP lawyers, or knowledgeable players, on the list? What is the Kenyan patent system like?</div>


<div><br></div><div>Saidi<div><div class="h5"><br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Patrick Karanja <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:wabethi@gmail.com" target="_blank">wabethi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<p>Denis <br>
It is not about stifling inovation but acknowledging the other party&#39;s effort by paying royalties. </p>
<p>Me thinks <br>
</p>
<blockquote type="cite"><div><div>On Jan 26, 2010 12:30 AM, &quot;Dennis Kioko&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br>And now for a recap of recent headlines from the Tech Industry
<div><ul><li>Nokia sues Apple for Patent Infringement</li><li>Apple sues Nokia for patent infringement</li><li>Nokia sues Apple again for patent Infringement</li><li>Apple sues Nokia again for patent infringement</li><li>




Kodak sues Blackberry for patent Infringement</li><li>Motorola sues Blackberry for patent infringement</li></ul></div><div>....</div><div><br></div><div>Software patents have become the greatest tools to stifle innovation. Basically any new smart-phone developed in the Us will have infringed on several patents by the time you launch it, This will now be coming soon to computers </div>




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