On Dec 11, 2004, at 5:13 AM, Morgan Olsson wrote: > is this is very well known art, and we cannot be sued as long as > we are covered by IT1129118 as prior art. You seem to have a misunderstanding of US law. You can be sued at any time, regardless of the merits of the case. You have data on your side that gives you some confidence that you will WIN the suit, perhaps after expending a lot of time and $$$ in non-productive directions... BillW _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist