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- From: jpp@StarConn.com (John Pettitt)
- Subject: Re: fax back from DTMF -- summary
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.202615.27538@StarConn.com>
- Organization: Starnet-Public Access UNIX--Los Altos, CA 415-949-3133
- References: <1992Nov10.111317.1035@beckman.com> <BxMxxC.2pq@wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:26:15 GMT
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- sl@wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne) writes:
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- [ description of prior art deleted]
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- >My reading of the patent (filed May 11/88) indicates that the above procedure
- >would be covered by the patent (delivery of facsimile data to a number selected
- >by DTMF encode delivery commands).
-
- >So can someone explain why this would not be prior art that would invalidate
- >the patent if/when it get's to court?
-
- [ caution i'm not a lawyer ]
-
- You seem to have a good case of prior art. The only way to find out
- for sure is to go to court. However if you can substantiate your claim
- then you are on good ground.
-
- Many companies file patents on a speculative basis with no due
- dilligence work done. The result is lots of court cases. I know of a
- consultant who does noting but invalidate patents by finding prior art !
- (for a large fee :-).
-
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