Re: [Shr-User] [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-24 Thread Fernando Martins
Joachim Ott wrote: > On 24 November 2010 11:15, Patryk Benderz wrote: > >> Dnia 2010-11-24, śro o godzinie 09:56 +0100, Thibaut Girka pisze: >> >>> Le mercredi 24 novembre 2010 à 09:18 +0100, Patryk Benderz a écrit : >>> Well, I do for example. Looking at the title of patent, i

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-24 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:57, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > i'd invent a new input method that doesn't violate the patent. take the > principal and change it so its different enough not to violate. then implement > that. > They've just released version 1.1 for free (1.0 was 1.50 price). Could this m

Re: [Shr-User] [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-24 Thread Patryk Benderz
Dnia 2010-11-24, śro o godzinie 09:56 +0100, Thibaut Girka pisze: > Le mercredi 24 novembre 2010 à 09:18 +0100, Patryk Benderz a écrit : > > Well, I do for example. Looking at the title of patent, it seems that > > 8pen is French based company. Following google hits I fount French > > patent offic

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-24 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 09:54, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > if you wish to not violate a patent.. you simply have to give > up on implementing the algorithm - or fight his patent in court first. > Very straight and plain... what would you do in my place? -- Daniele ___

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 23:53, Bryan Petty wrote: > If your concern if that you have licensed Ken Perlin's patent, you're > safe from any lawsuits from 8pen. > Actually my concern is about the implementation of the input method. I've already pushed to my git repository a working GLP'd implementa

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread W. B. Kranendonk
--- On Tue, 11/23/10, Daniele Ricci wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 21:01, Bryan > Petty > wrote: > > A patent (6031525) was already filed > for > > Quickwriting in 1999/2000: > > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6031525.html > > > The > patent office > will realize it on its own, right? Ther

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 21:01, Bryan Petty wrote: > This is not true. A patent (6031525) was already filed for > Quickwriting in 1999/2000: > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6031525.html > > So if this is actually a duplicate patent, all Ken Perlin has to do is > point out his patent to the paten

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Al Johnson
On Tuesday 23 November 2010, Daniele Ricci wrote: > Hello Carsten, thanks for your reply. > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 08:02, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > themselves. they are forgeable. if you have an overwhelming set of such > > data from multiple sources and witness statements with signatures o

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:52, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > it's his idea. it's his job to defend it. he is the one who can. unless.. he's > involved in 8pen as a founder/investor... then you're pushing poo uphill :) > Contacting him by phone is not something I can do, i don't speak english very wel

Re: [Shr-User] [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Patryk Benderz
Dnia 2010-11-23, wto o godzinie 09:13 +0100, Daniele Ricci pisze: > Hello Carsten, thanks for your reply. > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 08:02, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > themselves. they are forgeable. if you have an overwhelming set of such data > > from multiple sources and witness statements wi

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:14, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > you need documents from him - papers he's submitted, lectures given, anything > else that proves he had the idea AND when it actually happened (before the > filing of the patent). the patent filing proves that 8pen's invention happened > at

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-23 Thread Daniele Ricci
Hello Carsten, thanks for your reply. On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 08:02, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > themselves. they are forgeable. if you have an overwhelming set of such data > from multiple sources and witness statements with signatures on actual paper, > then you have something beginning to be bel

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-21 Thread Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli
On Sun, 2010-11-21 at 16:24 +0100, Daniele Ricci wrote: > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 15:41, Dave Andreoli wrote: > > Yeah , ABSOLUTELY!! What can we do to stop this patent? 8pen > > is EXACTLY the same as quikwriting. what can we do? are you > > involved in the quikwriting project? did you contact th

Re: [e-users] Someone is trying to patent Quickwriting

2010-11-21 Thread Daniele Ricci
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 15:41, Dave Andreoli wrote: > Yeah , ABSOLUTELY!! What can we do to stop this patent? 8pen > is EXACTLY the same as quikwriting. what can we do? are you > involved in the quikwriting project? did you contact them? > > DaveMDS > I contacted the 8pen company: just one reply