Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patent

you must be joking...: The thing that kills me is that patents are supposed to be "nonobvious to experts in the field".

Do you seriously believe that patent office does have experts, or if they do, they are allowed to give their honest opinion ? The way it works is: the patents are supposed to be "nonobvious to the database at the patent office"; Posted by: low-life Posted on: 07/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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tail -v as prior art? Robert Crocker | 07/14/05

Good point voska | 07/14/05

you must be joking... low-life | 07/14/05

I have a brilliant plan ^^ FunkeyChicken | 07/15/05

DVR's psedog | 07/19/05

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