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On Fri, 6 Sep 1996 17:06:26 -0800, Mark Loundy wrote:

>According to the reports that I've read, IBM, among other companies, have
>ponied up to this guy rather than fight him in court.
>
>I haven't been following the story closely, but I think that the judge in a
>case where a company is fighting asked for some proof from the patent
>holder and some definitions of terminology that may substantially weaken
>their case.

I think you are referring to the E-Data patent, which IBM has licensed and which
has no relation to this patent, so far as I know.

Mark

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