RE: [xml-dev] Patents

["Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>]

>
> Slightly off topic, but a sad example of how far our patent
> system has fallen:
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1023-885552.html
>
Sad indeed. And serious... I've already heard mutterings that if the US
patent office continues much longer down its current path, it can't be long
before Europe will stop recognizing US patents, which would have some rather
interesting (and not necessarily pleasant) consequences.

Michael Kay