Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: M O'Neill
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:00

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On 10 Oct 1998 18:45:37 +0000, Graham Murray
<graham@barnowl.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In comp.os.linux.advocacy, David Kastrup <dak@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes:
>
>> Mark Evans <mark@grapefruit.ndirect.co.uk> writes:
>> 
>> > Otherwise it would be hard for any arbitrater to handle a claim of
>> > patent infringement. (Or the defence of "well I simply happened to
>> > come up with the same idea independantly.")
>> 
>> This is no defense.  Coming up with the same idea independently does
>> not give you a free run, unless you have *published* something before
>> the other person. 
>
>Though if two (or more) people come up with the same idea
>independently of one another (and none knowing of the work/existence
>of the other(s)), does this not hint that the patent might be invalid
>because of the requirement that it be innovative and non-obvious (to a
>skilled practitioner in the field)?

you could make that argument, but I don't think it would carry all
that much weight all by itself.

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From: darrow@oneillaw.com (M O'Neill)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/11
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