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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. Re:USPTO by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I'm sorry, I've got a patent on Fart Jokes. You'll be hearing from my lawyer!

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  2. Re:Good by GundamFan · · Score: 0, Redundant
    How in the world does the first post get modded redundant?

    Recursion?
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  3. Is this the same company as Forgent? by subterranean · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The company is Forgent, not Fogent.