[Asterisk-Dev] Patent lawyers?

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

when reading stuff like this, I'm quite happy to live in a country  
where a patent application must prove the patent is unique, and not  
the other way around, as it seems to be over there.......

roy

Den 1. jun. 2005 kl. 01.08 skrev Brian West:


> Anyone know a really good patent lawyers... Here are a list of  
> patents we have been accused of violating: (And yes we run Asterisk 
> +spandsp)
>
> 5675507 - Message storage and delivery system (voicemail)
> 6208638 - Method and apparatus for transmission and retrieval of  
> facsimile and
>             audio messages over a circuit or packet switched  
> network (spandsp sending faxes via email)
> 6350066 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (think vmail.cgi)
> 6564321 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (again vmail.cgi)
> 6857074 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (same as the other two)
> 6597688 - Scalable architecture for transmission of messages over a  
> network (usage with spandsp)
>
> Non-Asterisk Related:
> 6073165 -Filtering computer network messages directed to a user's e- 
> mail box based on user defined filters, and forwarding a filtered  
> message to the user's receiver
>
> Some of these patents are just silly and could apply to ANY  
> voicemail or messaging system on the planet even email.  We face a  
> "real" legal battle with these patents in question.. putting this  
> out here because it could have an effect on anyone offering  
> services be it voicemail or fax using Asterisk.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
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