That bites. There really needs to be some legislation passed about broad patents.
I bet 50 years ago I could have put in a patent for an "Electronic interface device based on buttons" and gotten it approved, and now I could be suing the crap out of Logitech, MS, and anyone else who makes a keyboard.
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Juaquin @ Apr 16th 2007 7:57PM
That bites. There really needs to be some legislation passed about broad patents.
I bet 50 years ago I could have put in a patent for an "Electronic interface device based on buttons" and gotten it approved, and now I could be suing the crap out of Logitech, MS, and anyone else who makes a keyboard.
It's BS.
Kalle @ Apr 16th 2007 9:10PM
You could have done that... although patents are only good for 17 years from granting, or 20 years from the time of filing.