Charles Mills wrote: >I don't think so (but I'm not a patent attorney). If you can put your hand >on a Bible and swear that you did not think you were infringing, then it's >not willful infringement, AFAIK. I see where google has just released a search facility to search patents. This would, presumably, include software patents(?). Search seven million patents and be sure:
http://www.google.com/patents This is kinda fun. You get five random patents on the initial screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html