Re: [topicmaps-comment] RDF and RSS patented by Canadian company?

[Lars Marius Garshol <larsga@garshol.priv.no>]

* James David Mason
| 
| The ISO 13250 editors can probably come up with plenty of records of
| how HyTime and TMs came to pass, including software developed by
| TechnoTeacher, long before this supposed patent was even applied
| for.

Indeed. The problem, however, is that this is no help to companies who
can't afford a lawsuit to contest an invalid patent. The USPTO is
going to accept the patent first and have victims and patent owner
fight over its validity later, if necessary.

--Lars M.