Comments on: Vertica slaughters Sybase in patent litigation http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/ Choices in data management and analysis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Three kinds of software innovation, and whether patents could possibly work for them | DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/#comment-226650 Three kinds of software innovation, and whether patents could possibly work for them | DBMS 2 : DataBase Management System Services Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:36:49 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=1409#comment-226650 [...] My negative comments about patents in the areas of MapReduce and columnar DBMS [...] [...] My negative comments about patents in the areas of MapReduce and columnar DBMS [...]

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]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/#comment-156278 Curt Monash Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:53 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=1409#comment-156278 Two separate things: 1. Having gotten clobbered in a Texas court, Sybase is appealing, as is its right. 2. There's a new case based on a different patent, filed in a different venue (Northern California). Two separate things:

1. Having gotten clobbered in a Texas court, Sybase is appealing, as is its right.

2. There’s a new case based on a different patent, filed in a different venue (Northern California).

]]> By: Carl Kayser http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/#comment-156264 Carl Kayser Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:56:26 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=1409#comment-156264 Interesting (?) then that Sybase is appealing the ruling. Now it is in northern California instead of eastern Texas. Interesting (?) then that Sybase is appealing the ruling. Now it is in northern California instead of eastern Texas.

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/#comment-156013 Curt Monash Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:34:38 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=1409#comment-156013 Shawn, As I noted back in 2008, I don't think it's really that bad. The patent system is an annoying tax on business, but it doesn't wind up rearranging the competitive landscape in a bad way very often. I think it's noteworthy that Vertica got such a resounding win in the venue they did, but even so I'm not sure I would have posted about it if there hadn't been such an annoying troll trying to make a big deal of the litigation when it was still active. Shawn,

As I noted back in 2008, I don’t think it’s really that bad. The patent system is an annoying tax on business, but it doesn’t wind up rearranging the competitive landscape in a bad way very often.

I think it’s noteworthy that Vertica got such a resounding win in the venue they did, but even so I’m not sure I would have posted about it if there hadn’t been such an annoying troll trying to make a big deal of the litigation when it was still active.

]]> By: Shawn Fox http://www.dbms2.com/2010/01/15/vertica-sybase-ipatent-litigation/#comment-155985 Shawn Fox Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:25:02 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=1409#comment-155985 The outcome surprises me. Our patent system is completely broken when it comes to the computer industry. The ability for companies to file and win patent lawsuits over solutions which are obvious to a professional in the industry never ceases to amaze. The outcome surprises me. Our patent system is completely broken when it comes to the computer industry. The ability for companies to file and win patent lawsuits over solutions which are obvious to a professional in the industry never ceases to amaze.

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