Soderbloom's patent

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2 total messages Started by Robert J. Devine Wed, 11 Sep 1985 00:37

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Author: Robert J. Devine
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1985 00:37

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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

Re: Soderbloom's patent

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Author: Steve Langdon
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.
-- 
Stephen J. Langdon                  ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl

[ The article above is not an official statement from any organization
  in the known universe. ]

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