On Wed, 02 May 2007 14:47:03 -0400, Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:16 -0700, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
>
>> http://news.com.com/Supreme+Court+loosens+patent+obviousness+test/2100-
>> 1014_3-6180220.html?tag=st.prev
>>
> Way to little, WAY to late IMHO.
>
> The feeling to me that the only things patents seem to protect these days
> are the incomes of the patent lawyers is very sad.

And also as a legal instrument by the 800 lb. gorillas to bludgeon smaller,
swifter and more innovative competitors into submission...

Matt Pobursky
Maximum Performance Systems

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