---
title: Sun and Red Hat work together on IP issues, London
date: 2005-07-07T01:59:24Z
modified: 2005-07-07T01:59:24Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/sun-and-red-hat-work-together-on-ip-issues-london/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 282
categories:
  - Uncategorized
timestamp: 2005-07-07T01:59:24Z
tags:
  - Uncategorized
---

Seriously. The two firms worked together [to beat the European patent trap](http://www.europe.redhat.com/news/article/431.html).

Well done. Now you should find some more areas of collaboration.

The USA is apparently a slightly harder place to innovate by the day, grokster and all. Nice [protectionism](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/editorial/outlook/3246863) opportunities though. Good luck with that.

I am sure tooth and claw capitalism will fail against the emerging American model of protecting existing industries at the expense of new entrants into markets.

I am [with mr hammersley](http://www.benhammersley.com/weblog/2005/06/28/the_curse_of_the_missing_clause.html) on this one. We both choose to live in London and WE HAVE THE OLYMPICS in 2012.

That’s another one in the eye for Jacques. A good day all round then. Fewer chances for stupid patents and my flat is now right on the edge of the new olympic zone.

Aces.