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Engineer Loses SSL Patent Case against RSA and VeriSign

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the intellectual-property-lines dept.

MeanMF writes "eWeek reports that a jury has ruled in favor of the defendants in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by an electrical engineer who clamed rights to a technology used in the SSL protocol. Not only did he lose the case, but next week the jury will rule on whether his patents are valid at all."

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  1. How long... by joeszilagyi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...until someone blames the DMCA!

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    Dude, where's my packet?
  2. Interesting goof... by MojoRilla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    From the article: RSA and Netscape Communications Inc., now part of Sun Microsystems Inc.

    Isn't Netscape part of AOL now?