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- From: keithh@bnr.ca (Keith Hanlan)
- Subject: Re: XPR-Bidirectional
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.062709.6358@bcars6a8.bnr.ca>
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- References: <BxxD1M.7tu@unccsun.uncc.edu> <jam.3167@jammys.ocunix.on.ca> <1992Nov19.182927.21976@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 06:27:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.182927.21976@freenet.carleton.ca> aa302@Freenet.carleton.ca (Russell McOrmond) writes:
- >
- > a) A patent does exist, and we can not find it. So, someone programms an
- >XPR bi-modem and gets sued for it once it is released. Not only do they
- >loose money from the lawsuit, but the protocol is still not available, and
- >all time has been wasted.
-
- given - but still unlikely...
-
- > b) The patent does not exist and someone does not attempt to get one: A
- >retroactive scenario of the first possibility exists.
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- A demonstration of prior art would defeat this very quickly.
-
- > c) someone tries to get a patent for the protocol, and in doing so ends
- >up in a legal battle with some other author.
-
- Ditto.
-
- Hi Russell - Is James your brother?
- Keith Hanlan KeithH@bnr.ca Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada 613-765-4645
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