Daniel Ravicher and Software Patents

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News & Chronology

• 2004-08-26 US Ravicher: Why Free/Open Source Software Might Have Less to Fear than Non-Free Software

• 2004-08-09 US O'Reilly Network: Linux and Patent Risks, Talk with Ravicher

• 2004-08-02 US OSRM: Linux Falls Afoul of 283 Patents, We Offer Insurance

Outline

• 2004-08-02 US Forbes: Linux Scare Tactics:

  • OSRM's team includes "director of legal research" Pamela Jones, a paralegal who runs a SCO-bashing Web site called Groklaw, and "lead patent counsel" Daniel Ravicher, a 29-year-old lawyer in private practice who last year started a foundation that claims half of the patents in the United States are illegitimate. Ravicher, who performed the patent analysis that turned up Linux's 283 possible patent violations, claims on his Web site that he has "extensive experience litigating, licensing, prosecuting and otherwise counseling clients with respect to patents." In fact, he has three years of experience as an associate at two law firms in New York and has never acted as lead counsel on any patent litigation. Ravicher's online bio also claims that he "practiced law" at

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the country's most prestigious law firms. Actually, he spent eight weeks at Skadden as a summer intern while he was still attending law school.