Ian On The Red Dot

Ok. Latest thing getting all the Singaporeans online excited and a little bit ashamed of our country- a possible Patent Troll. I have read through the patent and I think I understand what their claims are. It is amazing that such a patent got through. From reading the discussion over at Hardwarezone, it seems that Singapore’s patent system has a wee bit of a loophole that can be exploited.

BUT, Singapore isn’t unique in this case. We aren’t the only country blessed with patent trolling.

Go to Google and use this query term: patent trolling site:www.techcrunch.com

And from the investigations done over at Hardwarezone, this company may have an office in Singapore but the main characters in this story might not even be Singaporeans.

The patent system may be flawed in Singapore but this isn’t the only country having problems with the patent system. Go do some research and you will find out this is an issue in a lot of other countries which their regulatory bodies and businesses are having a tough time grappling with. Think about it - this patent was awarded in other countries too.

There is no reason for the online community to start using this as a reason to feel ashamed to be a Singaporean or bash Singapore.