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Article #879Re: Soderbloom's patent
From: Steve Langdon
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1985 03:02
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1985 03:02
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> Has there been any definite ruling on Olof Soderbloom's patent
> contention? He alleged that his patent covers all token passing
> ring configurations. However, the last that I read was about 2
> years ago when the whole mess was still up in the air.
>
> Bob Devine
I heard that he recently succeeded in getting the Patent Office to reissue
the patent with significantly broader claims. I suspect that some laywers
are going to get rich fighting about this issue when IEEE 802.5 networks
finally make it to market.
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