[Fwd: Re: [seul-edu] Patent abuse...]

[Doug Loss <drloss@home.com>]

owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> From: Roberto Jung Drebes <drebes@inf.ufrgs.br>
> To: "'seul-edu@seul.org'" <seul-edu@seul.org>
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Patent abuse...
>
> Smoke signs. Indians have used it for a very long time to exchange
> wireless information. The same applies to pigeons. :)
>
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Chris Puttick wrote:
>
> > WITHOUT PREJUDICE
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > The world-wide patent equivalent to below is being used in the UK to stop
> > educational institutions from using wireless networks to collect attendance
> > data or to access it for reporting purposes. One education authority in the
> > UK has settled out of court to allow it to continue using its wireless
> > network infrastructure. We believe that this patent is not applicable on
> > systems that use generic networking technology and PCs, but we need
> > something to show to the lawyers.
> >
> > We would be interested in any evidence of prior electronic registration data
> > systems, in particular those that involved a wireless data transfer at some
> > point in the process e.g. a point ot point microwave link or used standard
> > network protocols (TCP/IP, IPX) or applications (telnet , ftp, http). Of
> > greatest interest are systems that can be shown to be in use before 1993,
> > but also anything that is well established is useful.
> >
> > It seems likely the late addition of the world patent is a possible
> > moneyspinner for a company whose primary product has been outclassed by
> > standard PC based apps.
> >
> > All help appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris Puttick
> >
> > http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&;
> > u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%275956696%27.WKU.&OS=PN/5956696&RS=
> > PN/5956696
> >
>
> --
> Roberto Jung Drebes <drebes@inf.ufrgs.br>
> Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil
> http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~drebes/




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