Acacia sent a legal letter to Stanford ... wow

[JR]

Bizarre. Thats where it all all began before there was an Internet. Its where a huge amount of technology was created that drives the internet such as routers/Cisco and companies like Sun Microsystems and many more.

Its where the first public networks were tested by the governmnet.

I can't imagine Stanfords computer department not hammering Acacia for this. Acacia already has a pretty shaky claim and patent that is just waiting for its day in Court.

If there was any organization on the planet with more access to documents, well documented projects and witnesses to Prior Art (which invalidates the patent) its these people.


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http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyb...atentCHE11-7-03 (http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyberlaw/CarlsonStreamingPatentCHE11-7-03) .htm

"Last month lawyers from more than a dozen institutions set up conference calls to discuss Acacia's notices of infringement and how to respond to them. Calls have included lawyers from Azusa Pacific University, Georgia Institute of Technology, the Johns Hopkins University, the Montana University System, Seton Hall University, Stanford University, University of Maryland University College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, the University of Wyoming, and Valdosta State University."

[homegrownmof]

Originally posted by JR@Nov 17 2003, 07:18 PM
Bizarre. Thats where it all all began before there was an Internet. Its where a huge amount of technology was created that drives the internet such as routers/Cisco and companies like Sun Microsystems and many more.

Its where the first public networks were tested by the governmnet.

I can't imagine Stanfords computer department not hammering Acacia for this. Acacia already has a pretty shaky claim and patent that is just waiting for its day in Court.

If there was any organization on the planet with more access to documents, well documented projects and witnesses to Prior Art (which invalidates the patent) its these people.


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http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyb...atentCHE11-7-03 (http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyberlaw/CarlsonStreamingPatentCHE11-7-03) .htm

"Last month lawyers from more than a dozen institutions set up conference calls to discuss Acacia's notices of infringement and how to respond to them. Calls have included lawyers from Azusa Pacific University, Georgia Institute of Technology, the Johns Hopkins University, the Montana University System, Seton Hall University, Stanford University, University of Maryland University College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, the University of Wyoming, and Valdosta State University."



Not to mention the legions of attorneys they pump out of Stanford Law.

[sincityvixen]

that link seems to be broken; here is a new one higher education newsletter (http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyberlaw/CarlsonStreamingPatentCHE11-7-03.htm)

[jimmyf]

They are beyond stupid. Stanford will eat there lunch. you are correct the Some of the 1st stuff for the net was tested at Standford. Man they don't do any research, just mail the stuff out.

[Dravyk]

They may as well send the ones out to iTunez, Real Networks, Gates and the rest at this point. Their hours are already numbered at this point. :matey:

[gigi]

Great news....hehehe

:wankit:

[Paul Markham]

They are not exactly the best led bunch I've ever encountered.

They obviously think they can convince a confused jury to give them money taken away from seats of learning. They have to be living in Cloud Cuckoo land if they think that will work. Aslo some of the organisations they have gone after have prior art sitting in their filing cabinets, professors who researched this when they were in pre-school, links to Microsoft and Apple and enough money to sink them.

Look at the way they sent out their mail Spam, wrong addresses, names, URLs, etc. They are there worse enemies.