Re: Microsoft released more info Aug 30, 2004

Note that patent applications are now published on the uspto.gov 
website. However, I couldn't find anything that seemed appropriate from 
Microsoft. They have an anti-spam application (but that is to do with 
how to combine scores from a plurality of spam detection mechanisms), 
and one on using memory bounded functions to generate tokens for sending 
email.
However, nothing (that I could see) about sender-id....

Philip

p.s. Microsoft have over 1000 pending applications!

David Brodbeck wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:04:39 +0200, jpinkerton wrote
>
> > All this is all very well, but there appears to be no procedure for putting
> > a case to the USPO concerning prior-art or obviousness.  Do you know 
> > of any such procedure?  Without an opportunity to put a case,
> > there's little point in discussing what the case will be :-/
>
> AFAIK, there is no way to do that.  You have to wait until after the patent is
> granted, then challenge it in court.  The problem, of course, is that hardly
> anyone has enough money to take on Microsoft's legal team.
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