Nice digging Raff, seems like the tip of the ICE berg. :)
On 20 March 2014 02:26, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]>wrote: > 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! >
