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IP: RE: One of the more egregious examples of patents that should never have been issued
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 19:09:09 -0500
From: "Rick Adams" <ricknews () cello net> To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net> For posting:It has been pointed out to me that the patent I cited as a bad example is merely an application for a patent and as such hasprobably had no one examine it yet. It was my mistake to not catch that distinction when it was forwarded to me.I still do believe that there are fundamental problems with the way the patent office approaches software related problems, butthere is no point in getting into a religious argument. Sorry to trouble you. ---rickp.s. I hold three patents and so unlike many "critics" do have some idea about how the patent system works.
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