In a message dated 12/9/04 12:06:30 PM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
More to the point, was Pageflex's patent issued before or after the first
release of Rev's Geometry Manager? If the latter, I'd say the Pageflex
patent
ought not have been granted, and should in fact be nullified, on the
U.S. Patent Awarded for Pageflex's Flexible Template Technology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)Pageflex (NASDAQ:BITS)
(www.pageflex.com), the leading provider of variable data publishing and
Web-to-print
technology, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has
awarded a
Hmm.. sounds like something other programs have been doing for a long
time already. Take FileMaker Pro, for example...
I wonder if the patent is actually valid?
On Dec 8, 2004, at 1:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
U.S. Patent Awarded for Pageflex's Flexible Template Technology
CAMBRIDGE,
Dear Revolutionaries
I have glanced over this patent at the USPTO's web
site. The original filing seems to date back to
November 1999 and the 74 claims describe a flexible
document layout system that outwardly resembles the
kind of sequential, nested, vertical and horizontal
layout controls of
On Dec 8, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
Hmm.. sounds like something other programs have been doing for a long
time already. Take FileMaker Pro, for example...
I wonder if the patent is actually valid?
if it is issued it is valid. Does someone who cares have prior art that
would
AM
Subject: Re: interesting patent
On Dec 8, 2004, at 11:37 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
Hmm.. sounds like something other programs have been doing for a long
time already. Take FileMaker Pro, for example...
I wonder if the patent is actually valid?
if it is issued it is valid. Does someone
Is RunRev patented?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David
Kwinter
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:58 PM
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: interesting patent
Software patents hinder progress and favor large-caps which can afford
The word valid is misleading here.
If a patent has issued it is valid in the sense that
its owners can drag you before a judge if they have a
case that you are infringing the patent - but the real
validity of the patent only becomes apparent at this
point. Many valid issued patents turn out not
later and (if they win in court) keep you from using it.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:10 PM
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: interesting patent
The word valid is misleading here
On Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at 12:12 PM, Lynch, Jonathan wrote:
My understanding is that for many, the point of getting a patent is not
even to prevent others from using the technology - it may well be too
broadly defined or have other problems. However, if you have a patent,
it guarantees
There seem to be some misconceptions about what
patents are for:
A U.S. patent as defined in section 35 of the U.S.
code does NOT assure the inventors of the right to
practice. It guarantees their exclusivity to practice
within the scope of the patent claims, for the
lifetime of the patent.
If
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 22:05
To: How to use Revolution
Subject: Re: interesting patent
There seem to be some misconceptions about what patents are for:
A U.S. patent as defined
More to the point, was Pageflex's patent issued before or after the first
release of Rev's Geometry Manager? If the latter, I'd say the Pageflex patent
ought not have been granted, and should in fact be nullified, on the grounds
of prior art.
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First to invent rather than first to file is the
rule in the U.S.
If (and its a big if) the PageFlex patent does overlap
with rev's geometry manager, it would be necessary to
show that RR (or their hypercard ancestors), were
actually using or selling such a thing publicly, prior
to the priority
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