RE: [802SEC] FW: [IP] SBC threatening to enforce 'frame' patent
Carl, I don't think so, since the license fees are based on company revenue and we are a non-profit organization. Besides, I'd be amazed if this one stand up under judicial scrutiny since you can't patent an idea or concept or a "look & feel", but only a particular mechanism to implement it. Other mechanisms to achieve the same affect would not be an infringement. This looks like a stab in the dark to me.
Thanx, Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
Boeing - SSG
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stevenson, Carl R (Carl) [mailto:carlstevenson@agere.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 2:41 PM
To: 802 SEC Reflector (E-mail)
Subject: [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
>
>
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> ------ 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