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Crossroads Systems Inc, a data archive solutions biz, is suing Cisco, NetApp and Quantum for allegedly using its patented technology in their storage products. The Crossroads lawsuit alleges infringement of U.S. Patents 6,425,035 and 7,934,04, part of Crossroads' '972 Patent Family. Crossroads wants monetary damages and an …

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  1. Mike Smith
    Trollface

    A sound business plan, as pioneered by SCO

    OK - so you're sliding down towards the U-bend and need some cash. Here's the business plan:

    1. Take a look through your list of patents.

    2. Find something that a big noise might be using.

    3. Instruct leeches lawyers. Brief them to fudge and delay until the other party either offers to settle out of court because they're fed up with you being a pain in the arse, or until a technically-clueless presiding judge is appointed.

    4. Go to court. Try not to jizz in your pants just because you're in a real-life LA Law scenario.

    5. Profit! Well, maybe. Stemmed losses, perhaps.

    6. Lost the case? Blame the people you sued in the first place and imply that they've got it in for the little guy. Then go bankrupt to avoid paying costs.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    Dear Cisco, Netapp and Quantum,

    please buy this guy's company, make him managing director of a "Smart Cities (Animal-related Cleaning)" division, and then go after him personally claiming infringement of the spirit of patent law, a claim of a few hundred million should make him concentrate a bit on actually developing a business model which is in some way morally justifiable

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Here we go again. Why the big three just doesn't buy these guys out and be done with it It only has a market cap of $28M which would be lower than the combined litigation costs and remove this sore from the storage market once and for all

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