Re: [xml-dev] Cutting special deals for open source developers --noway!

[Fredrik Lindgren <fredrik.lindgren@chello.se>]

Champion, Mike wrote:

> 
> Maybe I'll try to patent a business process for generating semi-obvious
> "inventions" to patent :~)
> 

I'd say in this case there is too much prior art. You might get away 
with it though. I have a hard time seeing people disputing your patent, 
publicly claiming to have done it for years :-)