"Immortal computing" initiative by Microsoft

[Jim Isbell, W5JAI]

Have it as you will, but the law was changed a few years ago, and I
noticed it because I have several "prior art" claims I could make.
When I saw it I realized that it was no longer a defense to say "I
meant to apply, but just dint get around to it, and here is the
documentation to prove I thought of it first."  So I threw out all my
notebooks.  Well most of them anyway.

But its your call if you want to waste the time.

On 1/23/07, Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday 23 January 2007 09:23, Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
> > "Prior Art" has no standing anymore.  Its now, who gets there first
> > with the patent.  Been that way for about 5 years now (maybe longer)
> > when they changed the law.
>
> Sorry, not true. A large portion of my business (and Sellam's) is based on the
> use of prior art in patent litigation suits. I love killing patents with
> prior art :-)
>
> Lyle
> KF6CGI
>
> > On 1/23/07, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
> > > On 23 Jan 2007 at 13:33, Tore Sinding Bekkedal wrote:
> > > > I was lazily browsing the 'web when I came across this one - apparently
> > > > a project to create a storage medium with extremely long life times.
> > > >
> > > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/300636_msftimmortal22.html
> > >
> > > Microsoft is trying to patent the gold-plated disc attached to
> > > Voyager 30 years ago?  I hope they cite it as "prior art"!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Chuck
>
> --
> Lyle Bickley
> Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> Mountain View, CA
> http://bickleywest.com
>
> "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
>


-- 
Jim Isbell
"If you are not living on the edge, well then,
you are just taking up too much space."