Am I the only person who receives 2 of every posting from Brad recently? Regards, Robert
What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall? Dam! -----Original Message----- From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2004 8:42 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MS at it again .... > sorry when did MS start on xml as a format for office docs? > before OO I do believe! I'm not familiar with patent law (and it's different everywhere), and I'm not about to disagree with a lawyer about this :) But, just because they were first to start doing something doesn't mean they can get the patent by default later on after everyone has done it. In this case, their own product is the prior art. As an aside, I think that in NZ prior art is determined from the time of the patent filing, where in the US you can file a patent up to a year after the invention & still claim the patent. Am I correct in saying that? Cheers Brad > > > > > Wesley Parish > > > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:32, Brad Beveridge wrote: > > > If it was only filed last year, surely there is plenty of > prior art > > > in OpenOffice? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dale Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:42 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: MS at it again .... > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > Just noticed this interest snippet ..... > > > > > > > > http://www.nzoss.org.nz/portal/modules.php?name=News&file=arti > > > > cle&sid=284 > > > > <-- kinda a worry ..... > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Dale. > > > > -- > > Wesley Parish > > * * * > > Clinersterton beademung - in all of love. RIP James Blish > > * * * > > Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" > > You ask, "What is the most important thing?" > > Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." > > I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people." > > > > > > >
