Huber files suit AGAIN
Well, Huber the makers of zip sheathing and advantech subfloor. Now are going after other mfg’s of products similar to ZIP.
This time its Louisiana Pacific and two other mom n pop mfg.
Georgia Pacific paid huber an undisclosed amount PLUS Royalties. I assume they’ll get the same from lp and others.
Monoply??? Or not?
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Might be patent trolling, but they might have a legitimate issue too. Intellectual property cases can be tricky.
Bill
One of the articles I read stated a former Huber employee went to work for LP with product secrets.
Yes when you have a unique idea and patent the idea you do have a monopoly for some years.
If someone copies a patented idea and is selling it in the market suing them is the only way to stop them.
Capitalism 101
I would define a “patent trolling” as someone who does not bring products to market but rather files or buys patents and sits on them, hoping someone else will market a product that they can sue for patent infringement making money in court not the marketplace.
Walta
>“我会将“专利拖钓”定义为没有将产品推向市场而是档案或购买专利的人，希望其他人会推销他们可以起诉的产品，以便他们可以在法庭上提起侵权侵权，而不是在法庭上赚钱市场。”
I agree that’s the usual definition of a “patent troll”, but there are also those who look for any reason to sue. Basically sue anyone for anything even remotely similar to your special gizmo. The overzealous sue-ers are abusing the system too.
If Huber has an ex-employee out there selling the patented info, then that sounds like a legit case of patent infringement to me.
Bill
专利侵权与员工是否挪用知识产权无关。专利是公共文件，任何人都可以使用。不采取措施执行知识产权可能会导致法院得出结论，即权利已被放弃。胡伯显然拥有与拉链护套有关的专利，并拥有执行这些专利的一切权利。如果GP（和Koch兄弟）不得不为侵权付费，我对此表示满意。
True, but if someone is out there actively using the patented info, like in the case of an ex-employee selling the info, that sounds like a pretty clean cut case of patent infringement to me.
If something was independently developed, but it ended up being similar to something someone else had previously patented, that can be a more complex case.
Bill
That might be actionable, maybe criminal, but it isn't patent infringement. As I said, patent info is public. In return for disclosing your invention to the world, you get a monopoly for a period of time.
Most states have laws prohibiting the theft of trade secrets. But by definition, a patent isn't a trade secret.
这不是问题an ex employee selling information, but rather the ex Huber employee going to work for LP and helping them develop LP's version of Zip Wall using Huber's information.