He cited virtually every patent and technology in existence regarding this application and the US patent office went over it with a fine tooth comb for many months, refining and defining the invention.

To treat this process as though it were a systematic plot designed to TROLL for undue revenues shows true ignorance of the facts and of patents generally. To relegate it to merely comedy of errors by the USPTO or a ridiculous administrative oversight on two separate occassions is similarly disengenuous.

The fact is that the NAR assembled a LEGAL WAR CHEST of Millions of dollars to attempt to show that this patent was invalid, unenforceable, or didn’t apply to their member agents. Everyone of their defenses was dismissed. PLUS their defense ended up with motions for sanctions for having destroyed evidence and separate motion for perjury.

The implication is that indeed the patent is valid, is probably being infringed, and that most of the NAR members, including those that joked about the absurdity of the patent, have incurred some liability.

Hmm i’ve figured out a way instead of looking at a piece of paper that has a list of properties on it for sale i’m going to look at a printed map that has pushpins marking the houses for sale.

Maybe I should apply for a patent.

Now if the software that does the crunching had something spectacular that nobody else does i think you could patent the code, but not the idea of looking at a map.

I hope they lose.(the patent trolls that is)