孟山都公司认为它的专利延伸到了后代。
Monsanto argues that its patents extend to later generations.
欧洲也在试图改进它的专利系统。
它的专利怎么样呢？
最终，在2004年，欧洲专利局撤消了它的专利权。
i4i是一家总部位于多伦多的公司，2007年3月起诉微软侵犯它的专利权。
I4i, a Toronto based corporation, filed a complaint (PDF) in March 2007 alleging that Microsoft is infringing a patent.
微软公司也打官司，上周它起诉了摩托罗拉，理由是该公司的智能机侵犯了一些它的专利。
Microsoft is also taking to the courts. Last week it sued Motorola, arguing that the firm's phones violated some of its patents.
因此也可以大概推测它的专利组合的价值它的价值，自从北电被收购以来，它的地位几乎不可动摇。
Its value - and therefore presumably that of its patent portfolio, too - has hardly budged since the Nortel auction.
1994年，布拉德利起诉了凯龙公司，为了取消它的专利，把他列为共同的发明人，并要求损害和名誉赔偿。
In 1994 Bradley sued Chiron, seeking to invalidate the patent, have himself included as a co-inventor, and receive damages and royalty income.
有新闻报道，芬兰手机巨头诺基亚向欧盟委员会递交了一份诉状，认为一家名为IPCom的德国公司侵犯了它的专利权。
Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone giant, has filed a complaint with the commission against a German company, IPCom, over its patenting policy, according to news reports.
它同时还显著提升了专利的价值。
八月份它申请了一项水上数据中心的专利。
In August it applied for a patent for water-based data centres.
最明显的是，它需要付出大把资金来聘请专利律师。
Most obviously, it requires spending scarce capital on patent lawyers.
它的基础算法“PageRank”甚至还是一个专利。
但是它即使变成法律，也仍然难以让多数商人和其他申请专利的机构满意。
But even if it becomes law it will not please all the many businesses and other organisations that file patents.
所以当你有个好点子的时候，你们知道的，找个专利代理人,然后把它好好藏起来吧。
So if you have a great idea, you know, talk to a good patent attorney and get it locked away.
苹果可以为它的捕鼠器申请专利，可是难道它能声称控制所有的抓老鼠方法吗？
Apple may claim a patent on its mousetrap, but can it claim to control all methods for catching mice?
找到一种植物，[辨别它的确切用途]然后申请专利并制成药物所需要的平均时间是十到十五年，[所以]这是一项长期投资。
Ten to fifteen years is the average time between finding the plant, [identifying its exact use] and patenting it into a drug [so] it is a long-term investment.
一家公司拥有的专利越多，它的学术荣誉也就越高。
The more patent citations a firm had, the greater its knowledge reputation.
这的确是一个有趣的专利。如果之前的报道可信的话，那么更多关于它的细节将会在未来的几年，或者甚至几个月中揭晓。
It's certainly an interesting patent with a good bit of detail revealing what's happening in the next few years or perhaps even months if a previous report is to be believed.
虽然您可以用专利技术构建灵活的架构，但是它生成了厂商的禁闭，减少了未来的来源获取的灵活性，并且可能导致更高的所有权总成本。
Even though you can build flexible architectures with proprietary technology, it creates vendor lock-in, reduces flexibility in future sourcing, and likely results in higher total cost of ownership.
完整的专利文件最初归档于2004年，你可以通过USPTO网站来阅读它。
The full patent application, which was originally filed back in 2004, can be read over at the USPTO website.
完整的专利文件最初归档于2004年，你可以通过USPTO网站来阅读它。
The full patent application, which was originally filed back in 2004, can be read over at the USPTO website.
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