Stefan Schreiber wrote: ... > Don't write about supposed patent trolls if your sources are "Forbes" > etc. (This is business press, they certainly don't have any real clue > about patents.)
The article was written by the CEO of Article One Partners; she knows what she is talking about. ... >>..." a staggering 89% of all patents reviewed by the USPTO are judged >>either partly or wholly invalid." > > Patent applications, right? No, patents. They are invalidated when prior art is uncovered . ... > Anyway, I still have to hear which patents should apply to HOA... I don't know of any. MAG published the details of HOA long ago, so the prior art is well established. What conceivably could be patented is novel techniques for decoding (as were Vienna decoders for first-order, and Trifield for stereo). Regards, Martin -- Martin J Leese E-mail: martin.leese stanfordalumni.org Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/ _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
