Hi Dave,
I have to wonder -- if you just wanted confirmation of your gut
feeling, why did you write to a technical forum? Sorry, but it annoys
me to have taken the time to provide objective information when all
the poster wants is validation for a gut response.
If your concern is truly to avoid legal liability, you should ignore
your feeling of being pissed off and seek legally accurate
information. From the US Patent and Trademark Office website
(<http://www.uspto.gov/go/pac/doc/general/#patent>http://www.uspto.gov/go/pac/doc/general/#patent)
:
There are three types of patents:
1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers
any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or
composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof;
Obviously, more information is needed to establish whether the
process in question qualifies for a patent, but just because it's a
process (not a tangible product) does not disqualify it.
Can we still be friends?
Marc
At 10:41 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
Thanks, for the opinions. I have to agree with Charles on this - the
patent is bunk. I just wanted to hear it from someone else. Makes me
want to make an open-source makeover engine. It might be something
to do in all my free-time. Heh
Dave -
Head Developer
http://www.blurredistinction.com
Adobe Community Expert
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
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