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Article #608Re: Pending FCC ruling threat to modem users
From: joel%gould9
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1986 06:30
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1986 06:30
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BizComp and Hayes may have the biggest threat to modem users. BizComp
claims a patent on auto-dialing technology, controling dialing with
the data line (unlike the earlier UNIX modems, which required a
separate calling unit.)
Apparently Hayes paid about $2 million to license (or buy off, if you
like) BizComp's patent threat, and also claims its own patent on the 1
second before and after the +++ escape.
BizComp has sued Prometheus, a modem clone company. Needless to say,
if Hayes and BizComp win, cheap competition in the modem market would
be threatened. US Robotics has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit alleging
antitrust violations against both companies, but if the patents are
valid, it doesn't stand a chance.
--
Joel West MCI Mail: 282-8879
Western Software Technology, POB 2733, Vista, CA 92083
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!NOSC.ARPA!joel%gould9 From: joel%gould9@NOSC.ARPA.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: Re: Pending FCC ruling threat to modem users Message-ID: <8701210649.AA18968@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Mon, 29-Dec-86 01:30:52 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8701210649.AA18968 Posted: Mon Dec 29 01:30:52 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Jan-87 18:48:14 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 19 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Summary: patent suit