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03-06-2004, 11:10 AM
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Eolas patent may get invalidated
See the 6-Mar entry at http://www.FightThePatent.com for updated info on this topic.
The reason why this news is relevant is that if enough outcry is made, the USPTO will pay attention to re-exam a patent. Fight the Silent Cry!
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03-06-2004, 11:11 AM
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umm what is this patent exactly
is it kind of like ACACIA
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03-06-2004, 11:12 AM
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03-06-2004, 11:17 AM
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Eolas had a patent that they felt covered the use of plugins in a web browser and sued Microsoft for infringement. The court found Microsoft guilty and slapped a judgement of $531 million for damages. Microsoft recently lost the appeal. This news of the USPTO taking up the re-exam request (few months ago), and now coming to a preliminary conclusion that the prior art submitted could invalidate the patent is a very good one. The USPTO paid attention to this case because the mainstream internet community made alot of noise about it. While i certainly post alot and on many boards, it's not as big of a noise. Now that mainstream is covering the Acacia issue, more mainstream noise should be generated. If enough noise is made, then someone can file a re-exam request and get the USPTO to review it. Fight the Prior Art!
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