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whateverman23 | 2 years ago

This is the opposite of stifling innovation. It's literally not innovative, which is a big point of the ruling.

The company produces and sells watches with the technology. It's not a patent troll.

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mr_toad|2 years ago

> The company produces and sells watches with the technology.

Technology that’s been around since the 30’s and has been put in many other devices including other fitness devices. Putting something in watch form is hardly innovation.

mort96|2 years ago

They may be selling products but that doesn’t mean they’re not patent trolls. This is clear patent troll behaviour even if other parts of the business is honest.

lijok|2 years ago

Patent trolls by definition do not produce their own goods using the patent

sokoloff|2 years ago

By the common usage of the phrase, that is what it means.