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got milk (patents) ?: > http://freeculture.org/cereal/

> adding "a third portion of liquid."

a patent on adding milk to ceral? oh wow, that's fantastic you just brightened my day!; Posted by: JMcCullagh Posted on: 10/21/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Abolish Software Patents! ozgwei | 10/21/05

You understand, right... Omch'Ar | 10/21/05

Let's not be stupid. techboy_z | 10/21/05

Oh Yes, Must Have Patents serpentmage | 10/21/05

That's a Ludicrous Argument ZappBrannigan | 10/21/05

Wrong! tjleeland | 10/21/05

Actually it's not xpyr | 10/22/05

Really? Sheeva | 10/24/05

You're right and wrong on this one maldain | 10/21/05

Patents clockmendergb@... | 10/22/05

Patenting the wheel... jbroche18 | 10/24/05

Au contraire--let's not spread lies Omch'Ar | 10/22/05

Who's spreading lies? Hotshot3000 | 10/23/05

In the first place... Omch'Ar | 10/24/05

Nonsense! mwagner@... | 10/24/05

R&D Costs markgros@... | 10/22/05

Consider that position carefully IT_User | 10/21/05

Hey techboy IT_User | 10/21/05

Whoa...scary techboy_z | 10/21/05

This is going nowhere NeutralityNow | 10/21/05

Do you mean LEMELSON? TheProtector | 10/22/05

Hardly Omch'Ar | 10/22/05

Hold on! Edward@... | 10/21/05

please post the pat no.'s NeutralityNow | 10/21/05

Patent # 5,842,213: link here NeutralityNow | 10/21/05

They got Google too ..check their site NeutralityNow | 10/21/05

Yeah, but... rapson | 10/22/05

Abolish Software Patents? GET REAL LeeW274 | 10/21/05

There's a better system than patents for this Gibberstein | 10/23/05

Again.. Tim Patterson | 10/21/05

Stupid corporate Mectron | 10/21/05

I'll Have to Take Exception.... nottheusual1 | 10/21/05

That's right (sorta) pwalters@... | 10/21/05

So how do people who do the research maldain | 10/21/05

Have to hate the systen for at least one reason John Zern | 10/21/05

Brilliant patent of the day tic swayback | 10/21/05

You're right that is the stupidest patent I've ever seen maldain | 10/21/05

got milk (patents) ? JMcCullagh | 10/21/05

I see a problem JonA_z | 10/21/05

Would SGML be prior art? John L. Ries | 10/21/05

Prior Art Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05

Re: Prior Art John L. Ries | 10/21/05

SGMl was predated by... gardoglee | 10/21/05

Maybe MS should use Opendoc afterall happy

BitTwiddler | 10/21/05

Opendoc? fizzmaster | 10/21/05

That's the point Michael Kelly | 10/21/05

Too late... Zinoron | 10/21/05

WTF?!! Eggs Ackley_z | 10/21/05

Abolish software patents and return Scientigo to the pig pen dhopp@... | 10/21/05

Scientigo hired more than one outfit... Anton Philidor | 10/21/05

you mean... like SCO's claims Iain_Peters | 10/23/05

Wonder who'll come out with a patent on OpenDoc Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05

Technically... rapson | 10/22/05

Hehe ... the 'SCO virus' infected more brains michael_t | 10/21/05

Too many lawyers... dsentman@... | 10/21/05

Specifics please techboy_z | 10/21/05

Those don't apply to XML techboy_z | 10/21/05

Can someone tell me... el1jones | 10/21/05

limited time to claim patent infringement gentryh | 10/21/05

There is a limit - "latches" adclark | 10/21/05

Patent wars and OSS koryherzinger | 10/21/05

Hmm good question maldain | 10/21/05

One quibble rapson | 10/22/05

Clarification koryherzinger | 10/24/05

Time limits are a no-brainer here.. John_Doe69 | 10/21/05

It could still cause problems even if their claim is invalid balsover | 10/21/05

Better Patent office LBean | 10/21/05

Bingo Feldon | 10/21/05

AH-HA But The Bigger Problem Ed_Meyers | 10/23/05

Patents carlino | 10/27/05

I have a patent on oxygen exchange between cells jpowersea | 10/21/05

Photosynthesis Process produces O2 , consuming CO2 kishorekaikini | 07/20/07

gee I have done that oldgeek_z | 10/21/05

Hmmm Bill drop another Secret envelope jimlascola | 10/21/05

Scientigo can't ignore that this was used as royaltee-free techno PhilippeV | 10/21/05

Agreed tima_z | 10/21/05

hum let's see... Mectron | 10/21/05

SCO in disguise! DotWhat | 10/21/05

SCO II - Son of Darl Chad_z | 10/24/05

I recently proposed .... MISsupport | 10/21/05

Free money Ngallendou | 10/21/05

Couldn't have said it better myself. HypnoToad | 10/24/05

Backus-Naur bob.a.williams@... | 10/21/05

This is getting out of hand kb1493 | 10/21/05

Re: out of hand JMcCullagh | 10/21/05

Prior art, part 2 gardoglee | 10/21/05

Beside the point: Medical imaging Arnout Groen | 10/24/05

Article in the Economist about patents... Anton Philidor | 10/21/05

One of the problems... dsentman@... | 10/21/05

Even China is beginning to care. Anton Philidor | 10/21/05

They are only started down the slippery slope... dsentman@... | 10/21/05

But that doesn't mean it's a good thing John L. Ries | 10/24/05

"non-hierarchical " != XML drueter@... | 10/21/05

wizard of oz Mectron | 10/21/05

Eolas part deux Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05

Amd like Eolas... rapson | 10/22/05

No, Boot_Agnostic | 10/23/05

Will S.: "First We Shoot the Lawyers..." (nt) tbbrickster_z | 10/21/05

Misquoted again gardoglee | 10/21/05

Actually it was Cicero maldain | 10/21/05

Please look up Cicero. Anton Philidor | 10/21/05

Finance is not a profit center. Anton Philidor | 10/21/05

Just another indication of a faulty system Anti_Zealot | 10/21/05

Too many lawyers... dsentman@... | 10/21/05

The future is Scientigo! broper | 10/21/05

oh great CobraA1 | 10/21/05

Ban Patents The Mad Hatter | 10/21/05

This keeps happening Mark Miller | 10/21/05

Australian Company Claiming Patent on Multiple Monitors way@... | 10/21/05

Apple did multiple monitors in 1987 mdfischer | 10/22/05

Re: Apple did multiple monitors in 1987 daniel@... | 10/27/05

Patant is bad period Mectron | 10/22/05

We're just looking for ways to leverage an asset code_flogger | 10/21/05

This particular patent issue is symptomatic... dsentman@... | 10/21/05

Stir in the mud and get known JanEnEml | 10/22/05

Bottomfeeding on FUD again mdfischer | 10/22/05

The Real Problem Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 10/22/05

This is Absurd!! The prior art dates to the 1960s jwseybold | 10/22/05

Better Patent Office mcmcp@... | 10/22/05

Re-Examination and Public Domain EBedsworth | 10/22/05

THE PATENT HOLDER IS OUT OF ITS MIND fakir005@... | 10/22/05

What about HTML ? probert100 | 10/22/05

Some Patents... D-Ram | 10/23/05

Why all the whining??? Courts will decide if patent is valid. No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05

Oh Come On tima_z | 10/23/05

So your complaint is the courts may not see it your way. No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05

My Way, the Right Way? What is the difference tima_z | 10/24/05

Sorry, but... John L. Ries | 10/24/05

when we see something we think is wrong JasonL31 | 10/23/05

Not at all !!! Speak Up !!! No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05

Would be nice... John L. Ries | 10/24/05

Becuase It is 1,000,000 Ed_Meyers | 10/23/05

ASN.1/BER twanvds | 10/23/05

Change the burden of proof Fujikid | 10/23/05

SCO 2.0 ! An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/24/05

Courts! hahahahaha An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/24/05

Google will be next ???? probert100 | 10/24/05

This was not the intent of the law TwangGuru | 10/24/05

the patent should have never been granted in the first place something | 10/24/05

I guess nobody has ever heard of ISIS? wcrosby@... | 10/24/05

sunstein is exactly right rob124c41 | 10/25/05

profit centre nishantloomba | 07/04/06

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