Intel Countersues Transmeta 42
An anonymous reader writes "After being sued by Transmeta for patent infringement last year, the fangs are out at Intel. In a suit filed in Delaware, Intel claims Transmeta has infringed on 7 of its patents. The whole saga revolves around chips designed to be energy efficient."
Re:Classic patent-plateau (Score:2, Interesting)
The only way for the little guy to really fight the big guys is to release inventions into the public domain where they will be produced by whoever sees a market for them rather than whoever wants to pay the outrageous license fee and royalties. The only incentive for this is purely ethical, although one must consider the fame for this will most likely result in a R&D job somewhere. But who funds R&D departments that don't churn out patents?
One has to ask the question: if Transmeta had not sued Intel, would Intel have sued Transmeta?
Re:Classic patent-plateau (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Classic patent-plateau (Score:2, Interesting)
Intel Countersues Transmeta (Score:2, Interesting)