[wellylug] [TechRepublic] Is a .NET patent a threat to standards?

[Richard Hector]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 08:17:29AM +1300, Klenner, Colin wrote:
> MICROSOFT .NET PATENT--A THREAT TO STANDARDS?
> 
> TODAY'S TOP STORY
> Microsoft has begun the process of patenting several technologies
> related to its .NET initiative, a move that many observers claim could
> stifle

I thought you couldn't patent something you'd already released? It's not
new anymore. But then who knows what happens in the US ...

Richard


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