But, it is well known, that in the US, you can patent your Granny if you want to.
Someone pateneted the XOR method of drawing stuff on a screen (non-destructively) a few years back, after it had been used for god knows how long. Whatever happened to 'Prior Knowlege' as a restriction ? It's all down to money in the end. The Europeans don't allow that sort of thing - yet ! Cheers, Norman. ------------------------------------- Norman Dunbar Database/Unix administrator Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0113 289 6265 Fax: 0113 289 3146 URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com ------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Jerome Grimbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 7:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] SMSQ/E proposals But you can request and gain an US patent on a number! (It's been done already!) This email is intended only for the use of the addressees named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not an addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in it, nor copy it, nor inform any person other than Lynx Financial Systems or the addressees of its existence or contents. If you have received this email and are not a named addressee, please delete it and notify the Lynx Financial Systems IT Department on 0113 2892990.
