From libs@cybercable.tm.fr Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:56:38 +0200 (CET)
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:56:38 +0200 (CET)
From: Jean-Marc Libs libs@cybercable.tm.fr
Subject: [Patents] Re: [Patents] Re: [Patents] La =?iso-8859-1?Q?conf=E9rence?= de
 l'OMPI =?iso-8859-1?Q?d=E9bouche?= sur un copieux plan d'action

On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Andreas Berglund wrote:

> Is it not true that a holder of a patent has to defend it from infringement in
> order for it to stay valid? So if they did not start enforcing until 95 it
> should not be valid.

I believe this applies to trademarks, not to patents.

Jean-Marc Libs





