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1、www.XiYuS锡育软件along with Yahoo,MSN,Reddit,AOL,TechCrunch and othersby a company called Gooseberry Natural Resources.Reddit,AOL,TechCrunch 以及其他几个网站 被一家叫做“醋栗自然资源”(Gooseberry NaturalResources)的公司给起诉了00:16Gooseberry owned a patent for the creation and distributionof news releases via email.“醋栗”拥有一项关于 用电子

2、邮件制作和传播 新闻的专利00:25(Laughter)Now it may seem kind of strange that such a thingcan actually be patented,but it does happen all the time.（笑声）这种东西都能被专利,我知道挺搞笑的 不过这种事儿的确时时刻刻都在发生00:32Take something already being done and patent it for anemerging technology-like phone calls on the internet orvideo listings

3、 for TV shows or radio but for cellphones,andso on.把已经存在的东西据为己有 为新兴的技术申请专利 像是网上电话 或者是电视节目的视频清单 或者是手机广播 诸如此类00:40The problem with these patents is that the mechanisms areobscure and the patent system is dysfunctional,and as aresult,most of these lawsuits end in settlements.这些专利的问题在于 它们的运行机制很晦涩 整个专利系统

4、也很混乱 导致最终大多数的诉讼都以庭外和解告终00:54And because these settlements are under a non-disclosureagreement,no one knows what the terms were.但是由于在和解中所签署的条款都是保密的 所以没有人知道协议里到底说了什么01:03Gooseberry:n.醋栗,鹅莓;醋栗酒;醋栗树 patent:vt.授予专利;取得的专利权/adj.专利的;新奇的;显然的/n.专利权;执照;专利品 patented:adj.专利的 listings:表 cellphones:n.蜂窝式便携无线电话;大哥大

5、 patents:n.专利专利(patent的复数形式);专利权 dysfunctional:机能失调的,功能障碍的 lawsuits:n.诉讼,法律诉讼;控诉(lawsuit的复数形式)settlements:n.定居点,殖民地(settlement复数)And as a result,the patent troll can claim that they won thecase.那么那些“专利钓鱼者”就可宣称 他们赢了官司01:08In the case of Gooseberry Natural Resources,this patent onemailing news release

6、s had sort of a fatal flaw as it pertainedto myself,and that was that in the mainstream media worldthere is only one definition for news release,and it turns outthat is press release-as in P.R.在和醋栗自然资源公司的官司中 这项关于邮件新闻发布的专利 对于我的公司来说 其实有致命的缺陷 那就是在主流媒体界 关于“新闻发布”的定义只有一项 那就是有关公共关系的 媒体新闻发布01:13Now my compa

7、ny,Fark,deals with news,ostensibly,and as aresult we were not in violation of this patent.我的公司Fark 显然是在做真正的新闻而不是公关 因此 我们应该没有侵犯这个专利01:30So case closed,right?官司完了？01:38Wrong.省省吧！01:40One of the major problems with patent law is that,in thecase that when you are sued by a patent troll,the burden ofproo

8、f that you did not infringe on the patent is actually onthe defendant,which means you have to prove that you donot infringe on the patent theyre suing you on.专利法的一个大问题就是 当你被一个“专利钓鱼者”起诉的时候 被告有义务证明自己 没有侵权 这意味着你不得不自证 你并没有侵犯他们在起诉中提到的那个专利01:42troll:vt.轮唱,使转动;放声高唱;拖饵钓鱼/vi.参加轮唱;宏亮地唱;拖饵钓鱼/n.轮唱;钓鱼;北欧神话中的巨人 e

9、mailing:n.电子信函/vt.给发电子邮件 flaw:n.瑕疵,缺点;一阵狂风;短暂的风暴;裂缝,裂纹/v.使生裂缝,使有裂纹;使无效;使有缺陷/vi.生裂缝;变的有缺陷 pertained:vi.属于;关于;适合 mainstream:n.主流 ostensibly:adv.表面上;外表 violation:n.违反;妨碍,侵害;违背;强奸 sued:v.要求,请求(sue过去分词形式)infringe:vt.侵犯;违反;破坏/vi.侵犯;侵害 suing:vbl.控诉And this can take quite a while.这会花很长时间01:57You need to kno

10、w that the average patent troll defense coststwo million dollars and takes 18 months when you win.要知道通常在于“专利钓鱼者”之间的官司中 你平均要花两百万美元和 18个月来取得胜利02:00That is your best case outcome when you get sued by apatent troll.这就是当你被一个“专利钓鱼者”起诉时 能得到的最好的结果02:08Now I had hoped to team up with some of these largercomp

11、anies in order to defend against this lawsuit,but one-by-one they settled out of the case,even though-and thisis important-none of these companies infringed on thispatent-not a one of them.我本希望能和那些大公司联手 来打这场官司 不过一个接一个的,他们都和解了 尽管如此这很重要 他们中没有一个 真正侵权了一个都没有02:12And they started settling out.但是他们还是选择了和解0

12、2:27The reason they settled out is because its cheaper to settlethan to fight the lawsuit-clearly,two million dollarscheaper in some cases,and much worse if you actually lose.他们庭外和解的原因是 这比打官司要便宜 很明显,有时甚至要便宜两百万 而且你还很有可能输如果情况更糟的话02:29It would also constitute a massive distraction for这还会大大分散公司管理层的精力 尤其

13、是我们这样的八人小公司02:38TED演讲者：Drew Curtis|德鲁.柯提思演讲标题：Drew Curtis:How I beat a patent troll|如何打败“专利钓鱼者”内容概要：Drew Curtis is the founder and administrator of F.德鲁.柯提思，F的创始人，讲述了一个他与一个有着“用电子邮件制作和传播新闻”的专利的公司打官司的故事。同时他也分享了一些让你意想不到的、由无意义的专利所引发的法律问题的相关数据。It would also constitute a massive distraction formanagement

14、of a company,especially a small eight-manshop like my company.样的八人小公司02:38Six months into the lawsuit,we finally reached the discoveryphase.在官司进行了六个月后 我们终于进入了互相举证环节02:44team up with:与合作,与协作 infringed:vt.侵犯;违反;破坏/vi.侵犯;侵害 settling:n.安置;固定;沉淀物;移居/v.解决;安居(settle的ing形式)And in discovery phase,we asked th

15、e patent troll to pleaseprovide screenshots of Fark where the infringement of theirpatent was actually occurring.在这个阶段 我们要求这个“专利钓鱼公司”提供我们Fark公司 侵犯他们专利权的 屏幕截图02:48Now perhaps its because no such screenshots actuallyexisted,but suddenly Gooseberry wanted to settle.当然了,可能是因为根本就没有这么一个截屏存在总之“醋栗”突然想要和解了02

16、:58Their attorney:Ah,yes.My companys having areorganization on our end.他们的律师说“呃,那啥,我的客户公司最近重组了。”03:04Never mind the fact that the address led to a strip mallsomewhere in Northern L.A.当然了我们先不计较他们公司的地址 其实是在北洛杉矶的某个购物中心里03:10with no employees.而且一个雇员都没有03:14And wed like to go ahead and close this out.“我们

17、决定干脆把这个官司给停了03:16So would you mind giving us your best and final offer?你介不介意给我出个价？”03:18My response:How about nothing?!我说:“你觉得一个子儿都没有怎么样？”03:22(Applause)We didnt have high hopes for that outcome.（掌声）我们本来真没指望结果是这样的。03:26(Laughter)But they settled.（笑声）不过他们和解了03:33No counter offer.没有还价03:37Now,as menti

18、oned before,one of the reasons I can talk toyou about this is because theres no non-disclosureagreement on this case.像我之前说过的 我之所以能谈论这件事的原因之一是 我们没有签署非披露合约03:39screenshots:n.画面;截屏 infringement:n.侵犯;违反 occurring:n.事件;事故;事变 reorganization:n.改组;整顿;改编Now how did that happen?怎么可能？03:45Well during the settl

19、ement process,when we received ourcopy,I struck it.在和解过程中,当我收到合约的拷贝时,我大改了一通03:47My attorney said,Nah,no chance of that working.我的律师说“呃,估计这没戏”03:50It came back signed.但是他们签了03:53Now why?You can call them.为什么呢？你可以问他们03:55Theyre not under NDA either.反正他们签的也是非披露合约03:58Now what did I learn from this case

20、?Well,three things.我从这个事情中学到了什么呢？三件事儿04:00First of all,if you can,dont fight the patent,fight theinfringement.第一 如果可以的话 别在专利本身上纠缠,而是要去讨论是否侵权04:03Patents are very difficult to overturn.专利是很难被推翻的04:09Infringement is a lot easier to disprove.证明没有侵权的话会容易得多04:11Secondly,make it clear from the beginning t

21、hat either youhave no money at all or that you would rather spend moneywith your attorney fighting the troll than actually givingthem the money.第二,在一开始就让他们明白 你根本没钱 或者你与其给他们钱你更愿意 把钱花在打官司上04:14Now the reason this works is because patent trolls are paid apercentage of what theyre able to recover in set

22、tlements.这之所以有效的原因是“专利钓鱼者”们 会得到和解金额的一部分04:24First of all:adv.首先 overturn:vt.推翻;倾覆;破坏/vi.推翻;倾覆/n.倾覆;周转;破灭 disprove:vt.反驳,证明是虚假的would rather:宁愿,宁可 trolls:n.轮唱;钓绳(troll的复数形式)/v.轮唱;高声地唱;拖钓;滚动(troll的第三人称单数形式)If it becomes clear to them that they cannot recover anymoney,they become less interested in purs

23、uing the case.如果他们明白他们真的拿不到钱 那么他们就不会兴趣把这个官司继续下去04:31Finally,make sure that you can tell them that you will makethis process as annoying and as painful and as difficult aspossible for them.最后,一定要让他们知道 你会尽你所能把这个官司弄的 极其让他们头疼,让他们烦恼 让他们觉得难以处理04:37Now this is a tactic that patent trolls are supposed to us

24、e onpeople to get their way.这本来是他们那些“专利钓鱼者”为了让人们妥协而用的伎俩04:46It turns out,because theyre paid on contingency,it worksreally,really well in reverse.不过由于他们胜诉收费制度的存在 这策略用在他们身上也极合适04:50Dont forget that.千万记好04:54So what does all this mean?那么这些事儿到底说明了什么呢？04:56www.XiYuS锡育软件Well to sum up,it boils down to on

25、e thing:Dont negotiatewith terrorists.简单总结一下就是 这可以得出一个结论 不要跟恐怖分子谈判04:58(Applause)Patent trolls have done more damage to the（掌声）这些“专利钓鱼者”对美国经济造成的伤害 比任何本土或者国外的 恐怖组织都要大 每年(Applause)Patent trolls have done more damage to theUnited States economy than any domestic or foreign terroristorganization in hist

26、ory every year.伤害 比任何本土或者国外的 恐怖组织都要大 每年都是05:05And what do they do with that money?他们用这些钱干什么呢？05:21They plow it right back into filing more troll lawsuits.他们把它用在申请更多的钓鱼诉讼上05:24pursuing:n.追求;追逐;追赶/v.从事;追赶(pursue的ing形式)tactic:n.策略,战略/adj.按顺序的,依次排列的 contingency:n.偶然性;安全意外事故;可能性;审计意外开支 sum up:总结;概述;计算的总数

27、 boils:n.生疖,疮(boil复数)plow:vi.农机犁;耕地;破浪前进;开路/vt.农机犁;耕;开路/n.农机犁;似犁的工具;北斗七星Now this is the point in the Talk where Im supposed to comeup with some kind of a solution for the patent system.现在我要说说我应该怎样 为我们的专利体系想出个什么解决方法05:28And the problem with that is that there are two very largeindustry groups that ha

28、ve different outcomes in mind for thepatent system.问题是 两个重要的的行业却对 我们的专利体系有着 两个不同的想法05:33The health care industry would like stronger protections forinventors.医疗保障系统 希望发明者被重点保护05:41The hi-tech industry would like stronger protections forproducers.不过高科技产业呢 则希望生产者被重点保护05:45And these goals arent necessa

29、rily diametrically opposed,but they are at odds.他们的两者并不是完全的对立的,不过他们的确有分歧05:49And as a result,patent trolls can kind of live in the space inbetween.因此,“专利钓鱼者”们就从这两者之间的分歧区域寻找机会05:52So unfortunately Im not smart enough to have a solution forthe patent troll problem.非常不幸我并没有聪明到能 想出一个解决办法05:56However,I d

30、id have this idea,and it was kind of good.不过,我确实有个小想法 而且它似乎还不错06:01And I thought,I should patent this.我觉得:“我得给它申请个专利”06:07(Laughter)Behold,patent infringement via mobile device-defined as a computer which is not stationary.（笑声）注意移动设备上的专利侵权 就是在一个可移动电脑上的专利侵权06:09come up with:提出;想出;赶上 protections:n.保护(

31、protection的复数);保护动作 hi-tech:adj.高技术的 diametrically:adv.完全地;作为直径地;直接地;正好相反地 opposed:adj.相反的;敌对的/v.反对(oppose的过去分词);使对立 odds:n.几率;胜算;不平等;差别 Behold:vt.看;注视;把.视为/vi.看/int.瞧;看呀 stationary:adj.固定的；静止的；定居的；常备军的/n.不动的人；驻军My solution:award me this patent and I will troll them out ofexistence.这就是我的解决方法:给我这个专利 我钓死那帮玩意儿06:21Thank you.谢谢！06:25(Applause)（掌声）06:27*Warning:本文是由生成导出，请用于个人学习，不要用于商业用途。否则，导致的一切法律后果，均由您个人承担，锡育软件概不负责。*