__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 26 January 2007 19:24 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Patent Office Orders Re-Examination of Blackboard Patent
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The US Patent and Trademark Office today ordered re-examination of
>>| the e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc. Once again, we
>>| have the Software Freedom Law Center to thank for filing the request.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2007012520202052
>
> This is a good start, but it's not really addressing the underlying
> issue, which is that software patents just do not make sense at all.
It's most worrisome when laws are being ignored.
"Does Microsoft intend to continue to break the law by filing software
patents in South Africa?"
"the patent office does not check the validity of the patent. The
patent office only checks that payment has been made and that the
correct forms are filled out. For this reason, software patents slip
through the process illegally.
"Once these patents slip through the system they are extremely
expensive to revoke"
http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1331
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roy pts/4 Fri Jan 26 04:29 - 04:54 (00:24)
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