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Article #74983Re: Patents on microchips
From: Gim Mark
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 14:52
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 14:52
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In article <MERNST.90Dec10101644@swallow.lcs.mit.edu>, mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Michael Ernst) writes: > I believe that the Perspectives article "Patently unfair? The system > created to protect the individual inventor may be hindering innovation", by > Brett Glass (Infoworld, Octover 27, 1990, pp 56,58,62) had a sidebar about > the microchip patent. I'd be interested in hearing about other references. > > -Michael Ernst > mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu See the note "Gilbert Who?" on p. 16, UnixWorld, Nov. 1990. It says that Gilbert Hyatt recieved a patent for the "brain of a computer" on August 30, 1990. He applied for the patent Dec. 28, 1970; this was earlier than filings from Intel and TI. The effects of Hyatt's patent aren't yet clear. Graham Mark Los Alamos National Lab
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,18a65f48a60eea03 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-12-13 06:52:43 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!know!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!lanl!gam From: gam@lanl.gov (Gim Mark) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patents on microchips Summary: microprocessor patent Message-ID: <8798@lanl.gov> Date: 13 Dec 90 14:52:43 GMT References: <1990Nov26.223215.28518@ico.isc.com> <MERNST.90Dec10101644@swallow.lcs.mit.edu> Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M. Lines: 17 Posted: Thu Dec 13 15:52:43 1990