Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: David Kastrup
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:00

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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.  If you can show that there has been a publication
about what has been patented before the patent was issued, this voids
the patent for *everyone*, not only the publishing party.  Of course,
you *still* have to prove this in court.

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Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/10
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