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39 Web-Service Patents Snatched At Auction

Posted by timothy on from the except-my-candybars-are-being-sold-online-now dept.

JerryP writes "According to this article, an unknown firm called JGR Acquisitions has acquired some 39 patents that apply to a set of key technical protocols known as Web services. The patents offered for sale as part of the liquidation of Commerce One."

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  1. Re:The mysterious JGR Acquisitions and Mr X by saintp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There's a fair amount of info out there on Mark X. Mullin, who is apparently a Dallas-based business reorganization and bankruptcy lawyer with Haynes-Boone. In the year 2000, his rates were $320/hour. He currently serves as president of his local Inn of Court.

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