DotGNU Project: Analysis of McAfee patent #6,266,774

Aug 11, 2001, 14:30 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Rhys Weatherley)

Rhys Weatherley writes:

I have posted a document on the DotGNU Web site that analyses the recent McAfee patent claim by claim. The analysis was done in part to dispell the myth that this covers all ASP's. There is quite a bit of prior art, and that the claims are clearly obvious.

This is yet another example of why the USPTO's review process needs to be reformed, and soon.

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