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Re: Gibson patents mock guitars ..


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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> ____/ Doug Mentohl on Sunday 08 March 2009 21:09 : \____
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>> A California court has tossed out Gibson Guitar's patent infringement
>> lawsuit against Guitar Hero maker Activision, saying Gibson's arguments
>> "border on the frivolous."
>> 
>> The iconic guitar manufacturer filed suit in March 2008, charging that
>> Guitar Hero's mock guitars infringed on a 1999 patent, U.S. Patent No.
>> 5,990,405 (PDF) ...
>> 
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10187151-235.html
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> Can't wait until they patent "Bongo Hero's". The judge's gavel becomes a
> possible infringement.
>

And the wigs, and the gowns...

The clerk of the court will be owned by a corporate entity, no doubt.

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