On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Gwenole Beauchesne wrote: > Yes, until the patent covering the LZW scheme used in GIF expires. FYI, > the _original_ patent should expire on 20-12-2002, in the _US_. The > _original_ patent in _Germany_ should expire on 18-06-2004. I don't know > for other countries. This depends on when they were filed and the local > rules for patent expiry.
IBM or Unisys patent? Both of them have a patent. Don't ask me how that happened. Stupid USPTO. -- Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ben.reser.org Never take no as an answer from someone who isn't authorized to say yes.
