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  • From: Diana Duncan <art2mis AT nc.rr.com>
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] AOL granted instant messaging patent
  • Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:20:44 -0500

Ummmm...does it matter if they existed before? Isn't it the first person to
apply for the patent the one who gets it? I certainly may be wrong, I know
little of patent law, but I thought you could patent dang near anything, as
long as you were the first to apply for the patent.

On Friday 20 December 2002 01:27 pm, you wrote:
> What about Zephyr? Isn't that as old as the hills themselves? I was just
> trying to look up some info on it but I didn't get too much information.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> Shea Tisdale wrote:
> > AOL has been granted a patent for instant messaging.
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/biztech/12/19/internet.aol.reut/index.html
> >
> > I can't see how the patent office could approve a patent when other
> > instant messaging systems clearly existed before hand. Although when you
> > read the patent, it could be describing any number of things, including
> > email - they write these things so vague sometimes.
> >
> >
> >
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