Richard wrote: > OK - I have had a look at the patent. (Yo-yo connection today) > > The last page is the most interesting, it gives the search report. In > summary, it gives 5 examples indicating a lack of inventive step - which > implies that it is unlikely to be granted (IMHO). > > Funny that 3 of the 5 examples are MS products (FS2000, 1942 Air War, and > Age of Empires).
Yes, I saw that. Makes me suspect that Microsoft are already aware of this application and may have suggested that evidence. I think the chances of the patent being granted are next to zero with evidence against each of the five claims, but some strange things have been allowed to pass in recent years. Mally _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel