[ILUG] Caolan, you won't like this!

[Stephen_Reilly at dell.com]

c:) 6th entry, congrats Caolan, you're name in, eh, lights ? again . . . 


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> From: 	jm at jmason.org[SMTP:jm at jmason.org]
> Sent: 	24 November 1999 13:31
> To: 	ilug at linux.ie
> Subject: 	[ILUG] Caolan, you won't like this!
> 
> Check this out. I was searching the US patents db for VA Linux, as they
> refer to a patent held by them in their prospectus, and wound up searching
> for "linux", which returns lots of patents that reference Linux
> (unsurprisingly).
> 
> One in particular caught my eye -- check out (a) who's applying, (b) what
> they're applying for, and (c) the "Other References" section, fifth entry!
> 
> http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-ALL+0+952121+0+7+11206
> 7+OF+3+17+1+linux
> 
> There are some *shocking* patents in there. Not quite as bad as the 3d Pie
> Charts patent issued a couple of years ago, but pretty bad,
> 
> --j.
> 
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