Yes, I have seen it thanks. I still think they have a long way to go. Personally hope some good happens (read: they actually follow through on invalidating them), but I have a feeling that there are probably just as many people out there making sure that this doesn't happen. cheers, jane
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Chris Blouch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dunno if you saw that the US PTO is really clamping down on Software > patents. Wonder if that will invalidate FS's claim? There was an interesting > article about how Google might loose some of their patents > > http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/07/the-death-of-go.html > > also a bit of discussion on Slashdot > > http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/24/1458215&from=rss > > CB > > Jane Lee wrote: > >> John:Unfortunately this is a problem with software patents in general. If >> you think this is outrageous, I do remember one case from earlier this >> month >> where one company went after small startups that had a wishlist feature on >> their website. Not big companies like Amazon, but small startups. This >> kind >> of thing has been happening for a while among technology companies but >> nobody seems like they're actually going to get off their butts and do >> something about it. >> >> cheers, >> jane >> >> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 6:14 PM, John Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Oh come on. You cowards! Suing over a stupid little thing like this? Just >>> because you got to it first doesn't mean it's yours! Did you expect the >>> competition to not get it eventually? Well, get the heck over it and stop >>> making Jaws if you're so stubborn. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
