[ILUG] Caolan, you won't like this!

[Caolan McNamara]

On 24-Nov-99 Justin Mason wrote:
>Check this out. I was searching the US patents db for VA Linux, as they
>refer to a patent held by them in their prospectus, and wound up searching
>for "linux", which returns lots of patents that reference Linux
>(unsurprisingly).
>
>One in particular caught my eye -- check out (a) who's applying, (b) what
>they're applying for, and (c) the "Other References" section, fifth entry!
>
>http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-ALL+0+952121+0+7+112067+OF+
>3+17+1+linux

Despite the references section the Broadway stuff has no relation to the
bare text of the patent which appears to boil down to "we patent the novel idea 
that pushing a button in a webpage makes something happen". Usual patent 
nonsense applies.

C.

Real Life: Caolan McNamara           *  Doing: MSc in HCI
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It is quite possible (after all)