From: "John Beamish" 

IANAL, I don't know patent law ... but, this piece on BoingBoing suggests
that the "victory" is much less than it appears to be.

Where's a lawyer when you really need one?!?!?!?  (Hello, Bruce?  Bruce?)
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/09/30/msfts_fat_shakedown_.html

"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2004.10.02.03.57.15.174828{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
> On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 22:24:38 -0400, Frank Haber wrote:
>
> > Probably not a hoax.
> >
> > http://pubpat.org/Microsoft_517_Rejected.htm
>
> Nope, seen it elsewhere as well. As one person put it... one down, a bunch
> more to go.
>

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