"...i4i Chairman Loudon Owen said Microsoft’s “proposed standard would be particularly destructive to the value of patents for inventors, technology pioneers and entrepreneurial companies that don’t have the resources of Microsoft and other giants.” Owen also pointed out that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week denied Microsoft’s second request for the PTO to re-examine the i4i patent in question, saying “the PTO has again affirmed the validity of our patent.” http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2010/11/the-tech-patent-pool-cmon-in-the-waters-frigid.html
What's also difficult to explain is the list of M$ supporters (from the same article): "...Google, Apple, Intel, Facebook and Yahoo filed amicus briefs in support of Microsoft’s effort, joining the argument for lowering the burden of proof. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit legal foundation that fights for consumer rights, also joined Microsoft’s effort.." Sustain On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:27:07 -0500, "Patricia Campbell" <[email protected]> said: > Will Microsoft be the downfall of the stupid patent thing Msft vs i4i > http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/cdn/News.asp?id=60374 > -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
