-- [Patents] Re: BT and Hyperlink patent

[jgk.novatek jgk.novatek@estelfree.net]

>From: -- 
Ed Avis.

But in the meantime it will have caused a lot of hassle to ISPs and a
lots of needless waste and expense.  Thus demonstrating that invalid
or dubious patents (since there are so many of them) are just as much a
menace as valid ones

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT A PATENT IS HELD VALID AS LONG AS A FINAL RULING DID 
NOT NULLIFY IT



THE OPINION of Gregory Aharonian

The uproar over the BT hyperlink patent will be much ado about
>nothing.  There is ample prior art to so narrow the BT patent
>that it will end up either invalidated or unenforceable against
>anyone in the Internet world.

IS SMALLTALK IF HE CANNOT DEMONSTRATE IT WITH CERTIFIED PRIOR ART

ANY PRESUMED INFRINGER WOULD HAVE THE SAME AND IT WOULD NOT HELP

YOU CAN ONLY KNO>W ONCE YOU HAVE WON THE CASE (aléa judiciaire)

jgk  (novatek helps in defensive strategy)

>From: --
Ed Avis.

But in the meantime it will have caused a lot of hassle to ISPs and a
lots of needless waste and expense.  Thus demonstrating that invalid
or dubious patents (since there are so many of them) are just as much a
menace as valid ones

 

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT A PATENT IS HELD VALID AS LONG AS A FINAL RULING DID NOT NULLIFY IT

 

 

 

THE OPINION of Gregory Aharonian

 

The uproar over the BT hyperlink patent will be much ado about
>nothing.  There is ample prior art to so narrow the BT patent
>that it will end up either invalidated or unenforceable against
>anyone in the Internet world.

 

IS SMALLTALK IF HE CANNOT DEMONSTRATE IT WITH CERTIFIED PRIOR ART

 

ANY PRESUMED INFRINGER WOULD HAVE THE SAME AND IT WOULD NOT HELP

 

YOU CAN ONLY KNO>W ONCE YOU HAVE WON THE CASE (aléa judiciaire)

 

jgk  (novatek helps in defensive strategy)