[ILUG] Somtware Patents Info Required

[Kevin O'Riordan]

> You didn't say what local was for you but here's one that is local to 
> Ireland anyway, and also to this list - U.S. patent #6169975. ...

A description is available here:

    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6169975.html

Worth noting is the long gap between the 1997 filing date and 2001
publication date - long enough for a would-be competitor to bring a
product to market, without being able to find out that the idea had
been patented.


-kor

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