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IP: Cornell Sues: More Junkmail from Bob!
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:52:00 -0500
Cornell SuesCornell University has a new method of fundraising -- lawsuits. Even though they've got a famous law school, Cornell has enlisted the Los Angeles and New York City offices of the firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood to sue HP for a 1989 patent concerning parallel computer instructions. The research for the patent was funded partly by the government.Cornell's patent policy (http://www.univco.cornell.edu/policy/patent.html) says, "Cornell University's primary obligation in conducting research is the pursuit of knowledge for the benefit and use of society." Cornell's administration says, "We want a hundred million dollars."http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20020105/topstories/1421946.html Even Scientific American is writing about stupid patents issued by the USPTO. http://www.sciam.com/2002/0202issue/0202patents.html
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