I think it's stupid that this type of policy is legal and profitable. |
The patent office's decision has no preclusive effect on a court, and there are indeed cases where the patent office made a decision in a re-examination supporting a patent and a court later looked at the same exact issue, disagreed with the PTO, and found the patent invalid. |
They want a one-sided debate where we weren't allowed to participate. Microsoft gets an unlimited number of arguments, and we're barred from participating, so it's a pretty unfair process. |
This reexamination is concluded, but that doesn't mean this patent can't ever be challenged again. |