Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 22 Oct 2000 20:49:48 -0600 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Tux 2 Patents |
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Update on Tux 2 Patent analysis.
Of the three patents identified by Daniel, one has been eliminated as a potential for infringement and the other two have not. We have obtained copies from the USPTO of the full patent files for the patents originally identified (3). The detail on one of the patents provided looks very suspect and Brian is emailing Daniel for a detailed description (we need a very detailed description at this point to compare to each claim of what will be implemented in Tux vs. what's claimed in these patents.)
After Brian gets a very detailed writeup from Daniel, we will be able to proceed with the claim comparison by the patent attorneys. One of the NetApp patents is somewhat broad in it's claims, and we need to compare Daniel's claims vs. NetApp's claims one claim at a time.
This is a time consuming and detailed process, so it may be a week or so longer until Malinkrodt completes their analysis.
Jeff
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