[CS-FSLUG] NI: Small company makes big claims on XML patents

[Nathan T.]

On 10/21/05, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
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Behold the idiocy of software patents, this one is incredibly dumb:
" Charlotte, N.C.-based Scientigo owns two patents (No. 5,842,213 and No.
6,393,426) covering the transfer of "data in neutral forms." These patents,
one of which was applied for in 1997, are infringed upon by the
data-formatting standard XML . . ."

Perhaps whoever invented the plain text format (.txt) can claim prior art
and get rid of this. Software patents are on the same intellectual level as
the kids who shine those blinding science lab lasers in their eyes to test
the accuracy of the warning labels, or the kids who want to see just how
high the flame on the bunsen burners get while standing right above the
things.
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