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Re: Shuffle those deck chairs!

"Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com> Wed, 06 October 2004 17:07 UTC

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Hi -

> From: "Scott W Brim" <sbrim@cisco.com>
> To: <ietf@ietf.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 4:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Shuffle those deck chairs!
...
> The US patent office is overwhelmed, and acting like it's under a DoS
> attack.  I agree it would be great if we all offered technical
> assistance, but not as the IETF.  If needed we could create some other
> organization.  Let the IETF have a clear focus.
...

I've heard claims that the patent office will be switching to a European-style
"first-to-file" process, rather than the current "first-to-invent".  Would this
make matters better or worse?

Randy



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