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Xref: sserve comp.org.eff.talk:9498 misc.int-property:597 comp.unix.bsd:6630 Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,misc.int-property,alt.suit.att-bsdi,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wotan.compaq.com!moxie!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) Subject: Re: Patents: What they are. What they aren't. Other factors. Message-ID: <id.S_2U.Z2G@ferranti.com> Organization: Xenix Support, FICC References: <1992Oct11.043358.5543@netcom.com> <id.6S0U.TRE@ferranti.com> <1992Oct13.055638.23596@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:21:45 GMT Lines: 16 In article <1992Oct13.055638.23596@netcom.com> mcgregor@netcom.com (Scott Mcgregor) writes: > >> I've attempted to give plausable examples. > >But you haven't given a single real example. The opposing side has given > >many. > I guess it comes down to what you mean by "real". I think that Robert > Withrow is correct, that no patent, even non software patents, can > meet the standard of proof being asked for. And you won't even try. You think the battle is over, so why should you? -- Peter da Silva `-_-' Ferranti Intl. Ctls. Corp. 'U` Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012 "Heeft u vandaag al uw wolf geknuffeld?" +1 713 274 5180 "Tjener, denne ret er stadig levende."