Keep in mind the US patent office gave a patent to a guy for a method of swinging sideways, which was invented by his daughter (and every kid who ever sat on a swing):
http://www.google.com/patents/US6368227 William Rentfrow [email protected] Office: 715-204-3061 or 701-232-5697x25 Cell: 715-498-5056 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danny Kellett Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BMC sues SNOW ** I can't see how any of these actually stand up in court. If you read the first patent it basically says "get the details of a computer system into a text file and load the information into a database" If that's the case then Tivoli, et al, look out! What a waste of time, money and resource imho. -- Danny Kellett [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014, at 04:49 PM, Rick Cook wrote: ** Maybe, but legally, there is a difference between "stealing" a concept (nothing new under the sun) and stealing (the details) how that concept is brought to market. It doesn't help that the SNOW C-team is full of people with a track record of unethical, if not illegal, behavior. That BMC isn't the only competitor suing them adds weight to the claim. Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:44 AM, John Sundberg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: ** That is a “stolen quote” … Many people say that line. Indirectly - it is saying - nothing is invented - just new interpretations of existing stuff. Take for example: http://www.google.com/patents/US7617073 Adding colors to elements - based on health - and then make special marks based on a dependents components health. This sort of seems to be previous art. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Minard#mediaviewer/File:Minard-carte-viande-1858.png (Looks old to me) -John On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Rick Cook <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: ** The money quote: "...company founder, Fred Luddy, described his approach to innovation by saying “. . . good artists copy and great artists steal, and I’ve been a thief all my life.” Little tip: That's maybe not something you say in public, Fred. You may remember Mr. Luddy as part of the Peregrine gang, which looks to be up to their old shenanigans. Details here. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii-servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/#<http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii-servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/> Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:01 AM, John Sundberg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: ** http://www.bmc.com/news/press-releases/2014/BMC-Software-Sues-ServiceNow-for-Patent-Infringement.html -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." 651-556-0930<tel:651-556-0930> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.kineticdata.com<http://www.kineticdata.com/> Icommunity.kineticdata.com<http://community.kineticdata.com/> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." 651-556-0930<tel:651-556-0930> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.kineticdata.com<http://www.kineticdata.com/> Icommunity.kineticdata.com<http://community.kineticdata.com/> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8212 - Release Date: 09/14/14 Internal Virus Database is out of date. _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
