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 It is definitely time to overhaul the patent systems worldwide. The Europeans aren't above this either. The IBM patent may be a mortal wound to ebXML but I wouldn't be too sure yet. It may also be the straw that gets the attention of Congress. That is the kind of attention that has a way of chilling everybody's party. On one hand, we have the massive theft of intellectual property (the entertainment cases) and on the other hand, very large well funded companies pursuing a very profitable patent agenda that can effectively freeze use of the media, although it will force innovation. This is beginning to look like an election issue. If the software titans continue to use these tactics, the business industry will ignore their technologies. That will have an unpleasant effect on the web and XML. Business will not accept tollbooths on business transactions. It is possible to use the Internet and ignore the web. That's a good thing. When one part of an ecosystem becomes unviable, another usually gains in members. Conserve options. This is when you need them. len -----Original Message----- From: Michael Kay [mailto:michael.h.kay@n...] > Slightly off topic, but a sad example of how far our patent > system has fallen: > > http://news.com.com/2100-1023-885552.html Sad indeed. And serious... I've already heard mutterings that if the US patent office continues much longer down its current path, it can't be long before Europe will stop recognizing US patents, which would have some rather interesting (and not necessarily pleasant) consequences. 
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