Replies to post #4064 on DSS Inc (DSS)

[Patentinvestor]

I suggest you call and speak to the inventor if you want to pre-try the case.

[Patentinvestor]

We believe that Tom Bascom’s patented technology laid the groundwork for social networking years before the advent of Facebook or LinkedIn, and the transfer to California may affect the timing, but not the substance of the case,” Lexington Chief Operating Officer Peter Hardigan said in a release. “We will pursue our investment in Bascom vigorously in any jurisdiction.”

The four Bascom patents that are the subject of the lawsuit are:
•U.S. Patent No. 7,111,232 (“the ‘232 Patent”), entitled METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING DOCUMENT OBJECTS AVAILABLE TO USERS OF A NETWORK
•U.S. Patent No. 7,139,974 (“the ‘974 Patent”), entitled FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING DOCUMENT OBJECTS STORED ON A NETWOR
•U.S. Patent No. 7,389,241 (“the ‘241 Patent”), entitled METHOD FOR USERS OF A NETWORK TO PROVIDE OTHER USERS WITH ACCESS TO LINK RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DOCUMENTS
•U.S. Patent No. 7,158,971 (“the ‘971 Patent”), entitled METHOD FOR SEARCHING DOCUMENT OBJECTS ON A NETWORK

[postyle]

Bingo.

...this report, while helpful in its detailed explanations of the patents and how they are allegedly infringed, was drafted well before the 101 issues came into distinct focus...

The report was published in April 2013. At that time, the CLS Bank vs. Alice dispute had bounced from district court to a CAFC panel to the entire CAFC bench, with a multitude of reversal and non-unanimous decisions... none of which provided any clarity (dissensions in part, concurrence in part, etc.)... and nobody knew this was going to SCOTUS until December of last year.