Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc (HMNY)

[davpar]

Not quite
They said the patents aren’t valid. They actually have a good argument in that they’re saying the patents are simplistic and abstract, therefore unpatentable. This isn’t going to be an easy one for them to win.
To follow your analogy, they’re saying “we didn’t steal your lawn clippings because lawn clippings on the sidewalk are public domain, and anyone could have made them. You can’t claim ownership to all the lawn clippings just because you stood on one leg when you made them, that doesn’t make them unique lawn clippings”
Or something like that