interesting patent

[David Kwinter]

Software patents hinder progress and favor large-caps which can afford the 
legal battles such patents beg for

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kee nethery" <kee at kagi.com>
To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: interesting patent


>
> On Dec 8, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
>
>> Hmm.. sounds like something other programs have been doing for a long 
>> time already.  Take FileMaker Pro, for example...
>>
>> I wonder if the patent is actually valid?
>
> if it is issued it is valid. Does someone who cares have prior art that 
> would invalidate the patent and does someone who cares and has enough 
> money to invalidate it know about that prior art. That's the big question. 
> If issued, it is valid.
>
> Kee Nethery
>
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