Not sure what the ramifications of this really is? If this or related patents really hold up and/or are valid, technically, the owners could (technically) make EVERY user of EDI pay for the right to use the technology.
________________________________ From: willbill170 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:13 PM Subject: [EDI-L] New Patent that seems to cover every aspect of EDI! Is it really OK to paten our way of life & livelihood? http://www.google.com/patents/US8296461 http://www.google.com/patents/US8296461> Data transformation and exchange Publication number US8296461 B2 Application number 12/187,097 Publication date Oct 23, 2012 Filing date Aug 6, 2008 http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html> Search for: 8296461 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
