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U.S. Firms Take on Australia's CSIRO Over Patents

Posted by timothy on from the hey-we-want-those dept.

dingram17 writes "ABC News is reporting that six U.S. computer companies (Apple, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft and Netgear) are taking legal action to try to break a U.S. patent that the CSIRO holds on wireless networking. The CSIRO has patents on OFDM technology, as used in 802.11a and 802.11g. It has been alleged that the CSIRO demands $4 per chipset for the use of this technology. It appears that the patent in question is U.S. Patent 5,487,069 'Wireless LAN.' From a quick look, this appears to be a wide ranging patent."

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  1. My comment is way *OFF-topic* (UFO) by d474 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I know this is totally off-topic but, WTF is this?: Google Sat Map of UFO over Florida

    If this has already been discussed here at Slashdot, when? I want to know, cause it looks like a UFO. Or is it a joke by google?

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