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TechEye points out a case started by Golden Bridge Technology (GBT) which lists 25 tech firms alleged to breach a number of 3G patents. In the case, Golden Bridge Technology (1:11-cv-00165-SLR, U.S. District Court District of Delaware)  GBT alleges the companies have breached patents 6,574,267 B1, and 7,359,427 on standards for 3G wireless communications including devices and base stations. The defendants, the filing says, have refused to license the patents.

GBT said its developments were adopted by 3GPP “as an important and necessary part of the 3G and UMTS standards.” GBT is seeking damages from the defendant’s alleged past and present infringement. All of the defendants, in one way or another, use GBT’s technology, it alleges.

The defendants in the case are:

1. Amazon (AMZN),
2. Acer,
3. Barnes & Noble (BKS),
4. Deutsche Telekom,
5. Dell (DELL),
6. Exedea,
7. Garmin (GRMN),
8. Hewlett Packard (HPQ),
9. HTC,
10. Huawei,
11. Lenovo (LNVGY)
12. LG Electronics,
13. Novatel (NVTL),
14. Option NV (OPTI),
15. Palm,
16. Panasonic (PCRFY),
17. Pantech,
18. Research in Motion (RIMM),
19. Sharp (SHCAY),
20. Sierra Wireless (SWIR),
21. Sony (SNE),
22. Sony Ericsson,
23. T-Mobile,
24. UTStarcom (USTI) and
25. ZTE (783).

In addition, it wants treble damages against T-Mobile, HTC, LG, Palm, RIM, and Sony Ericsson, and lawyers costs.

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Like I have pointed out, again and again, many firm’s business plans have de-evolved into patent trolling.

Does GBT deserve to collect a tax from every innovator?

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.