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Charlie Northrup's One-Man Patent Grab Continues

Posted by timothy on from the and-now-with-only-one-eye-open dept.

FirstEdition writes "Will this never end! Linux Business & Technology writes that Charlie Northrup, the guy in New Jersey whose prior art on what looks to be Web services dates back to 1994 and appears to trump anybody else's IP, has gotten another patent. Of course, he has transferred the IP to a spin off company populated mostly by lawyers. More details here."

2 of 278 comments (clear)

  1. Re:That's okay... by SlashdotLemming · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Woohoo, you win!!! FPAP - First Prior Art Post!!

  2. Re:Well, he does have a point. (Hear me out) by maelstrom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    DAMN STRAIGHT, it is about time someone had the balls to stand up for what they truly believe in. MOD THIS COMMENT STRAIGHT UP MY GOOD FRIENDS!

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