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[802SEC] FW: [IP] SBC threatening to enforce 'frame' patent




I've only given this a quick read, but my first impression
is that it *might* impact our respective website designs ...
and maybe the IEEE's as well. (though I'm not sure and have
no clue if it will stand up ... just a "heads-up" for you all
to look at ...)

Regards,
Carl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:54 AM
> To: ip
> Subject: [IP] SBC threatening to enforce 'frame' patent
> 
> 
> 
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: Jeff Wasilko <jeffw@smoe.org>
> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:35:00 -0500
> To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
> Subject: SBC threatening to enforce 'frame' patent
> 
> Dave:
> 
> Thought you might like to see this:
> 
> http://www.museumtour.com/sbclawsuit.html
> 
> ****
> 
> SBC Communications claims they own Patent on Internal links and
> Includes, threatens to sue the little guys first, then move to
> the big guys. 
> 
> We received a 40 page package from SBC Intellectual Property
> today informing us that our web site  which has links on the left
> side that go to other web pages within the site  but does not
> lose the left side navigation links  was in violation of their
> Structured Document Browser Patent.
> 
> 
> ****
> 
> -j