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Re: AT&T Threat against X Windows freedom

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From: Tim Bradshaw
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1991 17:07
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>>>>> On 7 Mar 91 22:55:49 GMT, wengland@stephsf.stephsf.com (Bill
>>>>> England) said:

>  Obviousness is very subjective.  Patents are issued much to frequently
>  at the USPO IMHO.  I understand that even a mouse was recently patented.
>  Excuse me but, I thought that there was a certain amount of prior art
>  in mouse technology.  I suppose someone will patent the human DNA
>  sequence next.

They're working on that.  Really.

--tim
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