[OpenID] OpenID patents [was Trust + Security @ OpenID]

[Eric Norman]

On Jul 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, James A. Donald wrote:

> Eric Norman wrote:
> > Regardless of whether there's an extant patent, and
> > regardless of whether it's truly patentable, it can't
> > be patented now. There's prior art.  I just quoted it.
>
> That does not stop the patent office, or even the courts,
> these days.  Prior art is now restrospective patent
> violation.

Retrospective patent violation.  I love it.

Do you suppose that the USPTO has applied for
a patent on this ability to do time travel?  Wait a
minute; why don't I apply and then sue the USPTO
and courts for using my invention?

Douglas Hofstadter would love this too!

Eric Norman
http://ejnorman.blogspot.com