Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum

This strikes me as a good example of “good patents” but where the patent system none-the-less is failing to protect innovators – i.e. here is a company, Dyson, that has come up with some revolutionary new technologies, which they have patented, and which are incorporated into their products which they bring to market. However, they are a small company so when a big company (Samsung) with lots of lawyers copies their design, they have limited recourse. Contrast to some of the press on patent trolls who buy patents, produce nothing themselves, and then use them to quash innovation in by companies.

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