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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of V.
Alex
> Brennen
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 3:33 PM
> To: Ross N. Williams
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> Subject: [openip] Re: "rights" and "freedoms"
> The number of trivial software patent applications should
> slow drastically if a significant number of such
> applications were rejected.
Very good point! Knowing that someone is tracking your company's
move and knowing that people are sensitive to fight for their
freedom, has a big influence on the patent investment and I'm
sure the 'shadow-PTO' group will be widely known in a short time.
> I think that it's critically important that some
> effort be put into eliminating trivial software
> patents.
Absolutely.
> I would be willing to put some effort
> into a group such as Robert suggested. I think
> a revitalized LPF would server better than an
> expanded FSF. However, I think the FSF could
> play an important role as well by working on the
> authoring of internet standards free from trivial
> patents. The W3C does not appear capable of
> authoring such standards.
Any suggestions? They key success factor for such a group IMO is
to have a 'workflow' how to show the triviality of a patent
application with very little effort.
Robert M. Muench, Karlsruhe, Germany
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