Re: [chairs] Of un-patents and un-inventions

[Matthew MacKenzie <mattm@adobe.com>]

So...who is going to patent this excellent idea?

*duck*

-matt

John Messing wrote:

>"David Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info> wrote on Sun, March 13, 2005
>10:02 pm
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>>Since the USPTO does not seem to ever read public specifications
>>or open sourced licensed components - this would also give the
>>USPTO a convenient means to check the un-invention 
>>registry on Kavi before taking the stupid step of issue one of 
>>their own software invention licenses.
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>I think a suitably indexed repository of standards-body developed prior
>art as a reference tool for patent examiners, lawyers and judges is an
>excellent suggestion.
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>John Messing
>American Bar Association Representative to OASIS
>Steering Committee member, LegalXML-OASIS
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