http://patents.stackexchange.com/ may be a good place to start a topic. These guys have managed to block some patents.
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Simon (SPDBA) Greener <si...@spatialdbadvisor.com> wrote: > While I am not sure of the features in osgeo software to which Venkatesh > refers, most of what appears in the patent application are natural > improvements to existing map functionality that is common to any mapping > software. I can't see Google letting this through without a fight. I agree > with Venkatesh that an objection be lodged. > Simon Greener > > On 21 Dec 2013 17:05, Venkatesh Raghavan <ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> > wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> I think the OSGeo should express strong objection to the "Interactive Map" >> patent filed by Apple on 17 Dec 2012 [1]. The contents of the patent [1] >> describe features that OSGeo software already provides for over a decade. >> >> Best >> >> Venka >> >> [1] >> http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=2&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=%28715%2F771.CCLS.+AND+20131219.PD.%29&OS=ccl/715/771+and+pd/12/19/2013&RS=%28CCL/715/771+AND+PD/20131219%29 >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
