>>>>> "Kai" == Kai Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kai> As I understand patent law a patent can only cover things which
Kai> have not already been published.
In the US, that's not exactly true. There's a one year period after
publication during which you can still file for patent protection on
the published items.
Kai> I agree it would be important
Kai> to know what is exactly covered by the patent and *when* the the
Kai> patent was filed.
You can find the patent on various on-line servers, for example:
http://patent.womplex.ibm.com/
It looks like the original filing was after publication but well
within the one year window. (That would suggest, though, that this
will be a US-only patent.)
paul
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