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As far as I know the applicant has to submit known 'prior art' with their patent application.
Is it possible that Microsoft can have failed so completely in that respect? Or are they so sloppy at the Patent Office that they don't read through the application?
( Microsoft == Approved )
Posted by: vainov   Posted on: 06/07/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Software patents  vainov | 06/07/04
One more thing ...  vainov | 06/07/04
No, you're correct  IT_User | 06/07/04
This is why patenting is bad!  serpentmage | 06/07/04
next the OS running on the mouse will have a name!  oldskool | 06/07/04
(NT)A patent without a leg to stand on is uselesss.  Spin_Masterz | 06/07/04
This is useless  jdunn_z | 06/07/04
They innovated it some more  Robert Carnegie | 06/07/04
a patent on virus attack vectors would make 'em a trillion $  oldskool | 06/07/04
It depends on what click means wink  FirstNLastN | 06/07/04
Spending on reasearch by Microsoft  FirstNLastN | 06/07/04
Broken patents  tero_t_vaananen@... | 06/07/04
does this patent cover doorbells, Game Boyz, and cell phones?  oldskool | 06/07/04
Patents  samp_z | 06/07/04
re: patents  dpatjhh | 06/10/04
And IBM "owns" drop-down menus...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 06/07/04
100% spot on!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/07/04
I do get it  Michael Kelly | 06/07/04
And what would be new about that?  mlindl | 06/07/04
Correct  j.m.galvin | 06/07/04
Just because everyone is doing it...  Patrick Jones | 06/07/04
When in Rome...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/07/04
Heading for CHAOS  voska | 06/07/04
instead of a patent cold war...  ryusen | 06/07/04
This is no nuke, this is a disgrace  NemesisNL | 06/07/04
Can you say prior art  Arrg | 06/07/04
opss missed the u key  Arrg | 06/07/04
Not a software patent but ...  Ardian Daka | 06/07/04
I'm going to patent oxegen exchange through the nose, mouth and transfering  Laff | 06/07/04
Well, you may licens eit to all humans but ...  Ardian Daka | 06/07/04
Oh animals will pay alright  voska | 06/07/04
Has already happenend ...  Ardian Daka | 06/08/04
Already being done  voska | 06/07/04
Well since I have been Diabetic from age 6, and  Laff | 06/07/04
You have point  voska | 06/07/04
Makes you wonder about IBM's patents  FilledOut | 06/07/04
How many of those are software patents?  Michael Kelly | 06/07/04
Something to consider  IT_User | 06/07/04
It's out of control...  BitTwiddler | 06/07/04
It's a patented nation  Linux_Developer | 06/07/04
Has anybody put a patent on the patent process!?!  Laff | 06/07/04
I'm applying for a patent on the Patent Office ...  Ardian Daka | 06/07/04
not yet...  ryusen | 06/07/04
Well THERE"S the problem...  John Zern | 06/07/04
The problem becomes even bigger  NemesisNL | 06/07/04
No.it's worse than that  IT_User | 06/07/04
MUCH WORSE!  jrbeaman | 06/10/04
Next lofty goal  michael-t | 06/07/04
Is this the best a company spending billions on R&D can come up with?  Richard Flude | 06/08/04

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