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- From: Dennis Vadura <dvadura@wticorp.com>
- To: xml-dev@xml.org
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 13:01:54 -0700
Another,
Equally interesting avenue would be to have the GPL/Free software
community file for patents and place them into the custody of the FSF or
some other appropriate body.
I used to not favour such an approach, but as I get increasingly
concerned
about the patent mess, I am starting to think such an effort would be
worth
while.
The difficult issue is to find a way to fund the activity.
-Dennis
Tim O'Reilly wrote:
>
> Ooh...sounds like a clever idea! Can I forward this message to slashdot
> and to Dave Farber's IP list to get the idea out more widely?
>
> Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:
> >
> > One very interesting point was brought up in this debate I had not seen before:
> >
> > Patent filers have an affirmative obligation to disclose all prior
> > art of which they are aware, and FAILING TO DO SO IS A CRIMINAL
> > OFFENSE.
> >
> > What if we were to respond to patents for which there is no prior art
> > by sending the filers (not the Patent Office) information about prior
> > art by both email and registered mail? They would then be obligated
> > to take note of this work in their patent application, and failing to
> > do so would be grounds for both invalidating the patent and criminal
> > prosecution. Thoughts?
> >
> > +-----------------------+------------------------+-------------------+
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