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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: JPEG Patents
From:       Claudio Bandaloukas <rockdreamer () libero ! it>
Date:       2002-07-18 14:49:45
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On Thursday 18 July 2002 16:38, George Staikos wrote:
> On Thursday 18 July 2002 10:31, Kuba Ober wrote:
> > On czwartek 18 lipiec 2002 09:24 am, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> > > Hi people,
> > >
> > > I have just found out that some JPEG patents has been granted, and the
> > > licensee is looking some licensing terms INCLUDING browsers...
> >
> > Some jerk patent officer to grant it. Again. Will this ever end? I guess
> > since Einstein worked there their quality is ever declining...
> >
> > I guess Forgent wanted to get a s***load of money from Microsoft, unless
> > Microsoft can invalidate the patent.
>
>   A quick search on uspto.gov showed nothing about this patent.  Anyone
> have a link to it?  Is it too recent?  Or is it just a press release with
> no proof of the patent?

Use http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm
and go for patent number 4,698,672

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  -| Claudio Bandaloukas |-
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