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I kind of wonder.
Not that I really trust IBM but this does seem kind of out of character with their other behavior of late. Could this be IBM's way of trying to get the idea of business process patents invalidated by the court? This has enough impact to make congress re-evaluate patent law.

Just a thought.
Posted by: slopoke   Posted on: 10/27/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yep...  rapson | 10/27/06
Re: Yep...  none none | 10/27/06
RE: I think it reeks.  Protagonistic | 10/31/06
Peripatetic  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
I thought patents had to be "non-obvious"...  jinko | 11/01/06
I kind of wonder.  slopoke | 10/27/06
Re: I kind of wonder.  none none | 10/27/06
They exclude prior art! why?!!  BobF_z | 10/31/06
Are you kidding? IBM makes more money  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Poor No_Ax.  nomorems | 10/31/06
Sorry Mr. Clueless...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Never was the old way.  nomorems | 10/31/06
Rant all you like, the villan here is IBM  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
"Software that needs constant, even hourly attention, or else it dies? Soun  Ole Man | 11/02/06
Subject Had Too Many Characters  Ole Man | 11/02/06
What Irony.  April May | 10/31/06
I'd say that depends  voska | 11/01/06
Business Process pattents  danm_50@... | 10/31/06
Naw, IBM was a vicious company for a long time.  osreinstall | 10/31/06
What a surprise...  Scottman_z | 11/01/06
Write to your Congressmen  rjoycestar | 11/01/06
Is this surprising?  none none | 10/27/06
You cannot develop a computer program without infringing ...  P. Douglas | 10/27/06
Why the IP system developed:  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
Re: Why the IP system developed:  none none | 11/01/06
*** for Tat  Scottman_z | 10/28/06
A better question is WTF is the USPTO doing  Edward Meyers | 10/28/06
Oh, I totally agree with you about patents  Scottman_z | 10/29/06
Keep Em on their toes Eddie...  BrookStone5 | 10/31/06
Doing business and doing computing.  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
In Europe  A.Sinic | 12/17/06
Well IBM, UK, India, China, MS, AMAZON, NYS, "Streamlined Sales Tax States  scronson@... | 11/14/08
Hard to see  quux | 10/28/06
Well  Relaxed | 10/28/06
Banner ads were in existance in 1995 and before  Edward Meyers | 10/28/06
Banner ads et alia  DNSB | 10/31/06
1993  Edward Meyers | 10/31/06
Is this journalism?  stevesliva | 10/31/06
It's not supposed to be  Etch44 | 10/31/06
No, it's not.  Snuffy. | 10/31/06
You must be someone who works for IBM  rjoycestar | 11/01/06
IBM  bb1040 | 10/31/06
absolutely  zzz1234567890 | 11/01/06
Patents...  MisterJP | 10/31/06
The patent on the wheel must have expired.  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
Not so fast my friend...  mustinjourney | 01/10/07
Too Broad  Dr_Zinj | 10/31/06
Too broad  DNSB | 10/31/06
SSP (Stupid Software Patent) - this is not  mihondo | 10/31/06
Dates granted  DNSB | 10/31/06
Yes, it is.  dsdjr | 10/31/06
counter argument  mustinjourney | 01/10/07
It may be a "Troll Booth"  BrookStone5 | 10/31/06
So IBM has a patent on ?  alphawiz | 10/31/06
So IBM essentially has a patent on clickable images  alphawiz | 10/31/06
What if IBM moved out of the US?  crazykinux@... | 10/31/06
I meant Amazon, not IBM  crazykinux@... | 10/31/06
What if Amazon moved out of the US?  crazykinux@... | 10/31/06
It wouldn't work.  timbc | 10/31/06
Not A Problem  stephen.mcneil@... | 10/31/06
Not A Problem  stephen.mcneil@... | 10/31/06
microchannel  merc2dogs` | 10/31/06
The champion of Open Source.... Ya right  balsover | 10/31/06
Well, until IBM actually DOES something about this there is no problem.  nomorems | 10/31/06
They did, they file patent suits  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Maybe it's because....  NetArch. | 10/31/06
Something MS has NEVER done.  nomorems | 10/31/06
And apparently  April May | 10/31/06
Umm...  rapson | 10/31/06
RE:  markbn | 10/31/06
IBM did do something about this.  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
Smile when you say that.  April May | 10/31/06
You betcha. These youngins are so naive.  osreinstall | 10/31/06
I've decided to enforce MY patent ....  Reverend MacFellow | 10/31/06
Prior Art  cgarrett | 10/31/06
All I have to do is claim it!  Reverend MacFellow | 10/31/06
Suppose it's true...but doesn't make sense to me  robwest51 | 10/31/06
It happens all the time  NetArch. | 10/31/06
Countersuit Idea  pavloviandreams | 10/31/06
Well, QWERTY was patented.  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
Re: Well, QWERTY was patented.  none none | 10/31/06
Then why was the patent issued?  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
bribe?  Mectron | 11/03/06
You Can Call Me "Al"  bmackie@... | 10/31/06
IBM's "Toll"  cowTipper | 10/31/06
An 'idea' cannot be patented - only a process  slsmag | 10/31/06
RE: IBM Toll  millietom1@... | 10/31/06
Solution is Simple  timbc | 10/31/06
How about don't buy from unethical companies?  nomorems | 10/31/06
World Wide War  vbfang | 10/31/06
Another 3 Letter Co Tried This Once  Neutrodyne | 10/31/06
Bad for users, or bad for advertisers?  BitTwiddler | 10/31/06
Bad for everyone  Mectron | 11/03/06
Apparently the writer doesn't receive renumeration for his/her work  rbittner | 11/08/06
Legislate it out of existence  Freeloading | 10/31/06
The force of law...  Mitch7 | 10/31/06
So long as "everyone else"'s "business of living"...  Anton Philidor | 10/31/06
Gonna bookmark this.........  BobF_z | 10/31/06
Open Letter To IBM  samiz | 10/31/06
Legal Precedent  PhilmoreW@... | 10/31/06
Actually, it's been reported elsewhere (but not here)  NetArch. | 10/31/06
get a lawyer  JEFFREY.JACOBSON@... | 10/31/06
Cutting Their Own Throat  cdave230 | 10/31/06
IBM Patent  edgaroveracker@... | 10/31/06
Graphic designers, start your engines...  YuridaMan | 10/31/06
Hmmm - OK - Now we know who to sue !  Lyf | 10/31/06
IBM's patent suit  madrucke@... | 10/31/06
Ignorance and speculation.  klg53@... | 10/31/06
Boycott Them  harrisharris | 10/31/06
Why do I find this hard to believe?  jmusto@... | 10/31/06
Former IBM Employee  jack.gebhardt@... | 10/31/06
Uh . . . Hello?  999ad@... | 11/01/06
Field Day For Lawyers  samiz | 10/31/06
The Root of the Problem  Nemo1 | 10/31/06
He did not deny that  markbn | 10/31/06
Oops!  markbn | 10/31/06
An opportunity for a creative attorney  robertk2 | 11/01/06
They have actively enforced it..  NetArch. | 11/01/06
user terminal configured as a reception system  baxtese@... | 11/01/06
Hooray for IBM  ProjectDoc | 11/01/06
Got To Be An IBM Employee!  Ole Man | 11/02/06
Money Makes The World Go Round...  Steve*1* | 11/01/06
The money system being fraud and treason needs to be stated at this point.  xode@... | 11/01/06
Desperation Takes Hold  smoothsoft@... | 11/01/06
How About This  mkduffy@... | 11/02/06
I can See It Now  Ole Man | 11/02/06
Some "taxing" thoughts...  Jeff Hayes | 11/02/06
another Crook to add to the list  Mectron | 11/03/06
ZD use of PRODIGY technology  ProjectDoc | 11/03/06
Let them try this in the UK or EU...  mr_colt | 11/03/06
Sleeper patents  don@... | 11/05/06
Pack their bags and move.  cdave230 | 11/07/06
you're kidding right?  ttocsmij | 11/08/06
delays  geldo | 11/10/06
Patent Expiration  rbittner | 11/10/06
Ok if I try ......  chaz15 | 12/18/06
Monopoly? Hopefully the...  ladyirol | 12/19/06

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