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

["Mason, James David (MXM) " <mxm@ornl.gov>]

Yes, I've supplied expert testimony in those cases in the past. However, in
this case, the company would have to sue the U.S. government itself, since
it sponsored the ISO work. Let 'em try that for size.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Lars Marius Garshol [SMTP:larsga@garshol.priv.no]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:49 AM
> To:	Mason, James David (MXM) 
> Cc:	XTM Working Group; 'ISUG: Dr. Michel Biezunski'; 'ISUG: Dr. Steven
> R. Newcomb'; 'UK/ISUG: Martin T. Bryan'; 'USA/ISUG HOD: Charles F.
> Goldfarb'; 'USA: Eliot Kimber'; Graham Moore; 'edd@xml.com'
> Subject:	Re: [topicmaps-comment] RDF and RSS patented by Canadian
> company?
> 
> 
> * 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.
> 
> 
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