Should be noted I -REALLY- don't know for sure what I'm talking about here, I don't even know if the event tracker in Google refers to the patent office events after they are published or to some Google service itself. Don't throw parties yet or anything :p
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < [email protected]> wrote: > Apparently it first lapsed and then expired because it wasn't maintained, > at least according to Google patents. > > http://www.google.com/patents/US6091422?dq=avid+technology+render#v=onepage&q&f=false > > I have to admit not being entirely sure of how Google patents works (if > the feed is accurate), and whether it can be revived, but yeah, there you > have it. Autodesk apparently doesn't pay its bills ;) > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Gustavo Eggert Boehs < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> thats great and all, but AD holds the patent for the renderregion now, so >> unless it has expired this would be... illegal? >> >> -- Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it and let them flee like the dogs they are!

