There is a new patent law. It changes patents from first-to-invent (FTI) to first-to-file (FTF). I'm no lawyer, but does this mean forgetting about prior art?
Lots on the Web about it, many saying it favors large companies who can afford to file large numbers of patents. So this filing may be a consequence of the new law. >> http://www.google.com/patents/about/12_475_436_SYSTEMS_AND_METH >> ODS_FOR_MANAG.html?id=dgXkAAAAEBAJ > > WTF? I don't think so, there, boys. You guys certainly didn't invent this. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
