BTW, the main problem with these patents is that they tend to lower the rate of adoption for new standards. Nothing kills a standard quicker than when someone patents it.
For example, someone out there even has a patent on ENUM: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060020713.html?highlight=enum&stemming=on It made me mad that he beat me to it. Roflol... Regardless, this won't help with ENUM adoption. Any joker with about $6k per patent and some time on his hands to monitor emerging standards can easily generate some patent entertainment for themselves at the expense of others... So, the question of the day is: "Have you thought about patenting something today?" It's easy. I just got a new idea while writing this for an ENUM related patent that I may pursue at some point... =) -------------------------------------------------- Salvatore Giudice [EMAIL PROTECTED] VoIP Security Training, LLC http://VoIPSecurityTraining.com 848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #1676 Las Vegas, NV 89107 Phone: (702) 979-2906 Fax: (212) 279-2906 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Collins Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:05 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Verizon-Vonage Lawsuit > Salvatore Giudice wrote: > > Take a look at this patent: > > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060098624.html > > > > > > Title: Using session initiation protocol > > Document Type and Number:United States Patent 20060098624 > > Inventors: > > Morgan, David P. (Lexington, MA, US) > > Sullivan, Daniel B. (Charlestown, MA, US) > > Erickson, Jon A. (Scituate, MA, US) > > Giudice, Salvatore R. (Charlestown, MA, US) > > > > This is the kind of stuff that goes on in corporate America when it > comes to > > new technology and patent law. =) > > Holy cow. > > -Stephen- You ain't kidding!!! Next thing you know someone will try to patent this: "User picks up communications unit human interface device, a.k.a. 'handset', in response to audible ringing indication (visual 'ring' indication is optional)." Just when I thought I couldn't have a lower expectation for a government agency - here comes the USPTO. Monumental foolishness. -MC P.S. - in broader terms, are there any of these patents that threaten FOSS telephony projects? _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
