[Wikimedia-l] Patent claim relating to QRpedia

[Fae]

On 8 February 2013 10:22, David Richfield <davidrichfield at gmail.com> wrote:
> It would be greatly appreciated if you would consider the Walk and
> Talk Tours patented system in 1999 with regards to information signage
> relating back to electronic media to obtain information in respect of
> a site.

> A brief review of the patent seems to indicate that it doesn't cover
> anything except for phone calls, but the wording is sufficiently broad
> that one could construe it to refer to any data sent over a wireless
> network.  Can someone on this list please give an opinion?

I suggest you consider it as they requested, file it, and do not
reply. I see nothing in this patent that could be considered anything
infringed by QRPedia technology that is not long established as open
source or irrelevant.

My past experience, having worked in mobile technology for some years
and been part of managing the international IP for new technology, is
that the mobile technology sector lawyers (or more often
proto-lawyers) will scour the internet hunting for anything that might
get them a decent commission. Speculative letters are cheap to send
and as QRPedia gets more press coverage, this sort of contact is
likely to become very frequent.

This is not professional advice, I am not writing in my capacity in
any organization I am affiliated with or was affiliated with, blah,
blah, imagine a lengthy disclaimer here...

Thanks,
Fae
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