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From: Nick Fleming marmalade@x-stream.co.uk
Subject: [Patents] Fw: Pie Chart Patent.
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 13:04:32 +0100

> If you are looking for a classic daft software patent, check US
> patent 5,491,779 - three dimensional pie charts.
>
> Greg

I checked this one out because I thought you were joking.
It not only exists, but what I really can't figure out is how
the hell it ever got issued (in 1991). If I didnt laugh I would cry.

Also, for those of you interested, heres a link to Oracles official
statement on patents which is worth a read.

http://www.base.com/software-patents/statements/oracle.html

Regards,

Nick F.

[Patents] Fw: Pie Chart Patent., Nick Fleming marmalade

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