Sprint calls out Charter with chat-patent sueball Stop us if you've heard this one; two telecoms heavyweights are headed to court over allegations of patent infringement. This time, it's Sprint and Charter who are bringing out the lawyers over allegations that Charter's phone service infringes on more than a dozen voice over internet protocol (VoIP) patents Sprint was issued …
And just what has Sprint done with these patents all these years?
Butkis. Nada. Nothing.
Instead of riding the wave of innovation they complain Charter has stolen from them, the greedy bastards have squeezed every last penny out of the legacy tech their network still runs on.
Patent law for the 21st century needs a serious overhaul in the US. Starting with a reduction in the term of exclusivity to no more than 5 years. Not to mention the complete elimination of software patents.
That is, if anyone really cares about promoting "the Progress of Science and Useful Arts".
That's a network standard of exactly 48 bytes (or "octets" in telecomm standards speak) for low, constant latency transmission of voice.
Who actually uses ATM today?
Don't US patents expire after 20 years? Have they been renewed?
Smells like a patent troll to me.
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