NB> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:44:11 +0200 NB> From: Niels Bakker NB> Axeda has no interest in finding prior art, they have an NB> interest in people paying them money, preferably without NB> having to go to court and possibly face defeat when their NB> emperor turns out to have not been in full dress uniform NB> after all. IANAL, but if http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9707.html is correct, it would seem that they should have an interest in proper research. NB> http://kwiki.ffii.org/SwpatcninoEn Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.