Re: [d@DCC] Federal Identity Program violates patents?

From: "Krishna E. Bera" <keb _-at-_ cyblings.on.ca>
To: General Discussion <discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:58:34 +0500
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301201200160.14801-100000@calcutta1.flora.ca>

Or maybe this is a prelude to a fat govt handout to Ameritech Corporation
(and maybe a few untraceable political donations kicking back).

Which scenario is more likely, given our government's recent history?
Patents are a wonderful wealth extraction tool.


>   While I don't believe this patent has any merit (along with most 
> patents, and especially any business model or software patents), this type 
> of layout appears to be covered under "US Patent no. 5,933,841 entitled 
> ``Stuctured Document Browser''".
> 
>   Maybe it will be the FIPS folks that will finally talk to the
> Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
> <http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ip00001e.html> to get them to clarify
> patentability such that this type of patent nonsense will not apply to
> Canada.
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