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USPTO Rules Fogent JPEG Patent Invalid

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the burn dept.

fistfullast33l writes "Groklaw has reported that the USPTO has ruled the broadest claims of the JPEG Patent held by Fogent to be invalid. PUBPAT, the organization that requested the review, released the news earlier today. According to PJ, the ruling will be hard to overturn as the 'submitters knew about the prior art but failed to tell the USPTO about it.'"

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  1. USPTO by TheMeuge · · Score: 5, Funny

    These days you could probably get a patent for a "process of expelling excess gas generated by metabolic processing of protein and accumulated in the large intestine and colon."

  2. Re:Good by Golias · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, would you say this represents a lossy day for Fogent, since such a harsh judgment has now been rendered?

    Thanks folks. I'm here all week. Try the veal.

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