On Monday 08 November 2010, Daniele Ricci wrote: > Greetings, > Some weeks ago a new software for Android has come out, the 8pen: > http://www.the8pen.com/ > > the video clearly introduces a modified/simplified version of > Quickwriting, an open (ie unpatented) input method invented a few > years ago. > > Now they are trying to put a patent on it, even on variations! This is > outrageous, since the idea has already been thought. I think we still > apply against this patent, and move for a request to make it void > (it's still in pending state). > > Here is the patent request: > http://www.the8pen.com/legal.html > > Please help the open source community against this ridiculous attempt > to make money on an already invented thing. > Thanks,
The patent claims appear to be mostly anticipated by quickwriting, though perhaps not all of them. It isn't clear which patent office the application is with, so it isn't clear what the rules are regarding prior art and objections to the application. From the patent title I guess it's with either the French or European patent office. We would need to see the application to know exactly what they're claiming, and what prior art they have disclosed. _______________________________________________ Shr-User mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shr-project.org/mailman/listinfo/shr-user
