Product-DB and links to Internet? Pay us first. https://digital-majority.wikidot.com/forum/t-13488/product-db-and-links-to-internet-pay-us-first Posts in the discussion thread "Product-DB and links to Internet? Pay us first." - A Swedish patent troll is asking small firms for 100.000 Eur and a cut of future revenues for using a pretty obvious database with links to Internet. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:33:30 +0000 http://digital-majority.wikidot.com/forum/t-13488#post-33774 Product-DB and links to Internet? Pay us first. https://digital-majority.wikidot.com/forum/t-13488/product-db-and-links-to-internet-pay-us-first#post-33774 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:02:08 +0000 bosson 22611 Swedish patent troll asks small firm for 100.000 Eur and a cut of future revenues for using a pretty obvious database with links to Internet. Infringement letter in Swedish: http://www.ffii.se/jonas/patent_se521093.pdf

The first patent claim:

"1. Information system, comprising an input device (10, 12), a
presentation device (14, 16), a processing unit (18) and a database (20)
with an address register (30) for storing address information, such as
name, address, telephone and telefax numbers, for legal and/or natural
persons, said system providing structured access to said address
information, characterized in that the database (20) comprises:

a product register (40), comprising information relating to articles and
services; control information (50), by means of which records (32) in
the address register (30) are linked to records (42) in the product
register (40); and link information (90), by means of which records (32)
in the address register (30) and/or records (42) in the product register
(40) are linked to information sources on the Internet."

http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=SE9700977&F=0
EP0866408 (A3), SE521093 (granted)

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