Re: we owe SUN?

> From: patents are-bad[SMTP:patents_are_bad@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: cocoon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:52 AM
> To: cocoon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Sun's patent application on dynamically publishing
> XML-compliant documents
>
> Hi
>
> I recently came across an international patent application in the
name of
> Sun Microsystems, Inc, entitled "System and Method for dynamically
> publishing XML-compliant documents".
>
> The international filing date was 12 February 2001, with
international
> application number PCT/US01/04676.
>
> You can view it at:
> http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=WO0163481&CY=ep&LG=en&DB=EPD
>
> I've copied below some of the info from espacenet; but basically they
> claim
> that using a different stylesheet to render the XML document
depending on
> the client's capabilities is their invention!
>

It is very likely there's still no patent for the Divide and Conquer
algorithmic principle, not to speak about generic templates and XPath
Visualizers that use an axiom from set theory, in their algorithm...

I'm starting to write patent applications immediately :o))

Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev.


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