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

[John Messing <jmessing@law-on-line.com>]

Since David Webber first came up with the idea, I presume under US
patent law he would have a year from today as a date of first
publication to file a patent. However, patent reform is in the air and
a suitably framed proposal around this idea could have important
consequences as that process moves forward.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [chairs] Of un-patents and un-inventions
> From: Matthew MacKenzie <mattm@adobe.com>
> Date: Mon, March 14, 2005 8:26 am
> To: John Messing <jmessing@law-on-line.com>
> Cc: "David Webber (XML)" <david@drrw.info>,        Chairs OASIS
> <chairs@lists.oasis-open.org>
> 
> 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
> >
> >  
> >
> >>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.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >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.
> >
> >John Messing
> >American Bar Association Representative to OASIS
> >Steering Committee member, LegalXML-OASIS
> >
> >  
> >