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Article #40961Re: Jonathan (Apple patents)
From: ra_robert
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1989 17:29
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1989 17:29
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In article <3767@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, bmartin@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Brian Martin) writes... >In article <1833@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> rampil@cca.ucsf.edu.UUCP (Ira Rampil) writes: >>Yes Matilda, there are patents. I know, I saw one. >>It was a patent issued to Bill Atkinson representing Apple. >>The patent covered a new algorithm for handling arbitrary >>rasterized regions. > >I was at a seminar on patents and copyrights last night, given by a patent >attorney. According to him, algorithms can't be patented. Apparently, Well, some of Bill's stuff is patented, and if it's an algorithm, then that must mean algorithm's can be patented. Anyway, just 'cause one lawyer says something, doesn't make it true. There are usually numerous different opinions on the law. Sorting it out is part of what going to court is all about. This fellow may know what he's talking about; but maybe not. I'm sure if we got 10 lawyers in a room to give an opinion on this, we'd get at least 5 different opinions. Robert ------ ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu ------ generic disclaimer: all my opinions are mine
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!shadooby!accuvax.nwu.edu!tank!ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu From: ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Jonathan (Apple patents) Message-ID: <2734@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 15 Apr 89 17:29:13 GMT Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Distribution: na Organization: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Lines: 29