Good discussion on patenting "computer-implemented inventions" here in
Europe:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/indprop/comp/index.htm
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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