Actually, I think a better parallel would be something like a patent on skip-troweling or covering all types of painting with oils. What he seems to have patented is the production or serving of any application on the internet which is more than generated HTML. I'm off, right this minute, to patent driving with only one hand on the wheel and mowing a lawn in a zig-zag pattern. I'll be a billionaire after all.
--Ferg Andy Matthews wrote: > I don't see how he can legally claim that everyone who does anything like > his work owes him money. > > Is there a patent on the TV? The computer? The cell phone? > > I would think that allowing a patent like this to go through would > completely stifle development. That would mean that my company would owe > this guy money and that's just assinine. > > <!----------------//------ > andy matthews > web developer > ICGLink, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615.370.1530 x737 > --------------//---------> > > -----Original Message----- > From: DURETTE, STEVEN J (ASI-AIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 8:05 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: U.S. Grants Patent For Broad Range Of Internet Rich > Applications > > > But... If the "prior art" was Balthaser's, then why wouldn't he be able > to patent it? > > I think the prior work applies to prior art done before the applicant > ever did it. > > In my mind the people who file for legitimate patents are the ones who > make a proof of concept (which would become prior art) before they apply > for the patent. > > I didn't read the patent application, so I don't know for sure but if he > applied in Feb '01 with prior art that he created, I think that the > system is working as it should (in this case, I still think it's > broken). > > Just my .02 and definitely NOT from legal experience. > > Steve > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233356 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
