Peter Nijs wrote: > On Tuesday 03 February 2009 15:11:40 Mathieu Rochette wrote: >> Peter Nijs wrote: >>> I've just read a (Dutch) news article >>> (http://tweakers.net/nieuws/58158/microsoft-wil-brug-tussen-smartphone-en >>> -pc- patenteren.html) which describes a new patent microsoft filed. In the >>> article is a link to an English description of the patent. >>> (http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=WO&NR=20090123 >>> 44A2&KC=A2&FT=D&date=20090122&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_US) >>> >>> The patent describes a dock for a smartphone, which connects to external >>> devices such as a keyboard, mouse, screen,... wired or wireless. Now I >>> think Openmoko already does a lot of these things, and other things have >>> already been thought of. We can already hook up wired and wireless >>> devices (such as mice and keyboards) to the Freerunner. I'm almost sure >>> someone suggested hooking up an external screen to it. That's technically >>> not possible, but it's been thought of. Integrating the wired connection >>> between FR and the external devices has also been thought of earlier in >>> this list. >> wikipedia says: >> > > a patent application must include one or more claims defining the> >> > > invention which must be new, inventive, and useful or industrially >> > > applicable. >> >> "one or more" means that even if prior art exists, it can still be >> patented. This is different from intellectual property where anteriority >> prevent copyright. (at least in france) > > But it also seas it must be new. Which it isn't because it has been suggested > on this list before.
(usefull, industrially applicable) IS "one or more" of (new, inventive, usefull, industrially applicable)). So if it hasn't yet been patented, it can. No need to be new. I do not like patent but it's how it is. > >>> I'm not a lawyer, but since the patent was published on the 22th of >>> January, I think for some parts of this patent, there is some sort of >>> "prior art" involved. Also it wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft and Apple >>> are eavesdropping on this list. (Note to Microsoft and Apple: Please >>> don't steal our idea's. If you do: Please die a slow and painfull death.) >>> >>> mvg, >>> depeje >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Openmoko community mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
