"Patent trolls" pursue application developers around the world, and especially in the US

The developers say that the cost of litigation can easily eat all the profits

Developers of applications for mobile operating systems like iOS, and Android, beginning to remove their program from the US app stores for both platforms. The reason - in the fear of getting sued for patent infringement on a particular technology. Trial application creators from Europe and the US threaten to companies like Lodsys (USA) and Kootol Software (India).

Thus, the owners of patents in the United States have embarked on obtaining profits from simple developer by lawsuits and accusations of patent infringement and intellectual property rights. Developers can not afford the courts, and they will not save even the fact that they can prove their innocence and win similar business, costs are too high. In general, those who are engaged in the creation of applications for mobile OS, are beginning to feel that at such high risk of their business ceases to be profitable in the United States.

Fearing litigation, the developers removed their applications from the US App Store - the largest market

Problems because of this situation, certain to arise, and large corporations such as Apple, Google, Microsoft. After all, they can not protect developers in the course of proceedings arising from the unauthorized use of patented technology. But their app stores may suffer, leading eventually to a decrease in profits. Even in cases where the smartphone manufacturers get from the companies-founders of a software license, it is not simple protects application developers from lawsuits related to patents.

However, allegations of such companies as Kootol Software may be unfounded. This Indian company has filed in the United States, Europe, India and Canada applied for a patent on some technology work newsfeed. Naturally, it claims for damages from the alleged misuse of the technology giants like Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Google, IBM, Research in Motion, LinkedIn and MySpace. But, as practice shows, this technology began to be used earlier than Kootol from Mumbai has applied for a patent.

The situations are different, but the problem still remains unsolved. Single program for developers of mobile operating systems and remain alone with the companies producing software. In cases of litigation, these people are at risk of losing their business. So many of them at this stage simply decide to shut down its operations in the United States and to protect at least what has already managed to earn. The US government would be nice to do something with the legislation to prischuchit rampant "patent trolls", too, they feel at ease in the United States.

[via Guardian]