On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 15:12, jtd<[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday 10 August 2009, Pranesh Prakash wrote: >> I don't see how a patent would do a >> better job of it than a print publication (especially if it is >> available online for free, and shows up in web searches). > > Copious published literature, prior art implementation and obviousness hasnt > stopped USPTO from issuing M$ a patent on docs "encoded in xml", referred to > in another thread.
That may be so, but all that tells us is that the patent-granting process is borked. It does not show that defensive patents are better than publication as a means of safeguarding against offensive patents. > The process is so borked, one cant even begin to think of anything other than > dumping patents. [...] > It all depends on who can manipulate the system rather > than any inventiveness. As above. Cheers, Pranesh _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
