To me, it is almost like legalized extortion, in that you can get a letter--and we have, our company has--get a letter that says, you know: You are violating this innocuous patent we have never heard of because you--I will use an extreme to make an example--because you used the word 'the' on your opening page of your software.
Blum compares patent infringement letters to legalized extortion against small businesses.
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Get out of my back pocket with excessive taxes so I am not spending time and money on that.
I got looking at the $15.6 billion and I thought, Mr. Secretary, if you and I formed a company, I am guessing we could do for $8 billion, save the government $7 billion, and you and I would put a few dollars in our pocket I am guessing.
So we are actually running a profit. Imagine that. It has to be one of the few agencies in the Federal Government who run a profit.
one of the reasons we are the greatest nation on the face of this earth is because of the rule of law.
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