Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective

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From: Lee Sau Dan ~{
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 14:54

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David Moore (davidm@rational.com) wrote:
>> [talking about the XOR patent]
>>
>> Although I know this patent exists, I don't know the date it was awarded on.
>> Can anyone supply that information? Also, when was it applied for? These can
>> be very far apart in the US, unlike overseas where the filing of a patent
>> application is public knowledge and the public can comment (which means, of
>> course, that the award has to be timely to be effective)

Well... In HK (under UK law), a patent may be revoked after it has been
granted, provided that there is someone applying for the revoking and
there is sufficient reasons behind this action.

IMHO, software patent just harms the software industry and computer science
researches.

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From: h9210876@hkuxa.hku.hk (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Subject: Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective
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