> Good discussion on patenting "computer-implemented inventions" here in
> Europe:
>
> http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/indprop/comp/index.htm
..and even better in here:
http://swpat.ffii.org
Rgrds,
Saku Vainikainen.
> Rgrds,
> Saku Vainikainen
> PKI Specialist
>
> Elisa Corporation
> Products / Identity Management
> FINLAND
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ietf-pkix@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-ietf-pkix@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of todd glassey
> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:29 PM
> > To: iesg@xxxxxxxx; ietf-pkix@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Legal Notice on RFC3161 Uses and their possible
> > infringement against Glassey/Mcneil Patents(et al).
> >
> >
> > Lets talk about legal stuff for a minute... and I don't
> > really need anyone
> > to respond to this unless they want to do so with my lawyers.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Be advised that I am claiming there is an unauthorized
> > identified use of
> > RFC3161 that appears to violate parts of the Glassey/McNeil
> > Timestamping
> > patent ("Controlling Access to Stored Information" - US
> 6370629 and EP
> > 0997808, et al). As such, I am formally putting the
> > IETF/IESG on notice
> > thereof.
> >
> > Further, these same uses may also violate any number of other
> > "Receipt"
> > patents issued (including, but not limited to, the original
> > Fisher and Haber
> > patents; those of others in the Time Management and in the XML
> > Receipt Business), as well as other patents still in the works.
> >
> > In light of this notification, please be aware that it is the
> > responsibility
> > of the developers to do proper diligence prior to releasing
> > commercial or
> > free services using RFC3161 as its base.
> >
> > Be advised that we are currently very concerned. If any such RFC3161
> > application is used for evidentiary purposes or if it is used
> > to enable
> > control of any access to any data, or data in any record structure,
> > such use may be in violation of these globally issued patents.
> >
> > Obviously, in instances where such violation is evident, we
> > will take swift
> > legal steps to protect our patent(s) while preventing any further
> > unauthorized use. This would include any violations and
> > damages resulting
> > from all those responsible, even National Governments using
> > RFC3161 for
> > commercial and audit purposes (including the EU and its
> > member States).
> >
> > Please feel free to have the IETF's or IESG's or any other
> appropriate
> > attorney (or Developers wishing to avoid the legal
> complications of an
> > authorized use) contact me regarding this matter for my point
> > of service so
> > appropriate licensing can be arranged to protect these
> > patents against such
> > infringement involving those Developer's Application Systems .
> >
> > Todd Glassey
> > Patent Rights Owner and Inventor -US 6370629
> >
> >
>
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