Re: nomarch-1.2 - Problems with RLE patent 4,586,027
On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 04:11:24AM -0700, Jim Lynch wrote:
> recinded, all of them. BTW, maybe the symlink patent could stand up
> if microsoft owns unix and unix invented symlinks... you would need art
> prior to unix.
No you wouldn't. It's utterly irrelevant who invented and disseminated the
prior art. If it was public knowledge before the patent was filed, the patent
is invalid.
Yes, you can even invalidate your own patents by revealing the invention in
a public forum too soon. And it happens.
--
Nick Phillips -- nwp@lemon-computing.com
It's all in the mind, ya know.
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