"tglassey" == tglassey <tglassey(_at_)earthlink(_dot_)net> writes:
tglassey> What do you do where a patent predates any standards use of the
IP. I
tglassey> understand the issues of developing IP but what about IP that
already existed
tglassey> before the standards processes incorporated it into their work
product?
I think that it depends upon whether the owner of the patent was
involved in producing the standard. If not, and nobody knew of the
patent, there is certainly a problem.
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