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SubjectRe: [Fwd: United States Patent: 6,862,609]
James Simmons wrote:

>>Patent law in the US is based on section 113 of the United States
>>Constitution, and patents
>>are not going away. Live with guys. The best way to win the patent
>>wars is for people
>>who do Linux development to file their own patents and put some stakes
>>in the ground.
>>
>>
>
> I have to agree with you. We need to apply for our own patients. The
>problem is it cost to lay down patents. Who is going to pay?
> As for the US Patent laws based on the constitution. That is no longer
>the case. The Patent laws where changed when NAFTA and GATT went into
>effect. Now the patent laws are changing again to meet WTO standards. The
>whole planet is moving over to one universal set of patent laws. Those are
>the laws to watch for. In fact India last month changed there own patent
>laws to match WTO requirements. The WTO is not going away and they have
>billons of dollars and world goverments behind them.
>
>

Linus and friends need to find some legal resources to pay for the
patent execution.
This software freedom law center should foot the bill.

Jeff
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