Wi-Fi Patent Ruling Puts Tech Industry on Notice
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| A Texas court ruled that a patent owned by an Australian government
| agency covers core Wi-Fi technology, a decision that raises the
| likelihood of liability for some of the computer industry's
| biggest companies.
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| Furniss estimates that there are about 100 companies infringing on
| the CSIRO patent. "Our hope is that one way or the other, eventually,
| the patent will be held valid and we won't have to sue everybody," he
| says.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20061118/tc_cmp/194500094
It's like a cold war.
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