Re: [ebxml-msg] FW: [ebxml-cppa] IBM patent disclosure

["Anders W. Tell" <anderst@toolsmiths.se>]

Burdett, David wrote:

> Anders, David, Marty.
> 
> Now I am not a patent expert, but I believe that a patent applies to an IDEA
> and not just a specification. So even if we remove direct references to CPAs
> in the messaging spec, it can still mean that IBM's IP and therefore its
> patent still applies. To fix this would require us to go somewhere we
> probably don't want to go and that is to make the Messaging Spec work
> WITHOUT any prior agreements being necessary.



The analysis we have done suggest otherwise, the MSH spec is salvageble by not requiring CPPA and 
moving it to appendix containing optional bindings to "configuration information".


Furthermore there are indications that the patent may be refuted due to obviousness.


/anders
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