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Re: Boingo awarded patent for hotspot access
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:37 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Stephe Wilks <stephe.wilks () hepl com au> Date: June 24, 2009 6:44:23 PM EDT To: <dave () farber net> Subject: RE: [IP] Re: Boingo awarded patent for hotspot access Reply-To: <Stephe.Wilks () hepl com au> Dave --While I am sure Mr Stucke's comment was appropriately tongue in cheek, it
may be worth having a little background on the "Australian Patent Office accepted a patent for the wheel" comment... For example: www.ipmenu.com/archive/AUI_2001100012.pdf In essence (as I understand it), a short form application can be made -without examination - for an 'innovation patent'. However, no enforcement action can be taken without subsequent examination, and a number of other limitations apply. Potentially, a very good development in limiting patent
length, while fostering innovation. That is, the wheel application was essentially a joke... (perhaps the Australian sense of larrikinism doesn't travel well). -- Stephe -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Wednesday, 24 June 2009 11:31 pm To: ip Subject: [IP] Re: Boingo awarded patent for hotspot access Begin forwarded message: From: "William Stucke" <William () zanet co za> Date: June 24, 2009 3:24:22 AM EDT To: <dave () farber net> Subject: RE: [IP] Boingo awarded patent for hotspot access Hi David,
This patent highlights our commitment.
Unless the patent is for something other than indicated in the article, this patent rather highlights the stupidity of the US Patent Office, which has issued patents for many other things that are by no means original inventions, including the children's swing, recently. Of the many things claimed in this patent, only interchanging data between an access point database on the client device and on a central server seems vaguely original. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1 &u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,483,984.PN.&OS=PN/ 7,483 ,984&RS=PN/7,483,984 They're in good company. The Australian Patent Office accepted a patent for the wheel ... Kind regards, William Stucke -- William () qpop co za Cell: 083-308-0700 After Hours: 074-333-0109 ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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