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CSIRO Wireless Patent Reaffirmed In US Court

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-was-here-first-nyah-nyah dept.

An anonymous reader writes ""The CSIRO has won a landmark US legal battle against Buffalo Technology, under which it could receive royalties from every producer of wireless local area network (WLAN) products worldwide." From the article: "The patent, granted to CSIRO in 1996, encompasses elements of the 802.11a/g wireless technology that is now an industry standard. It stems from a system developed by CSIRO in the early '90s, 'to exchange large amounts of information wirelessly at high speed, within environments such as offices and homes,' said a CSIRO spokeswoman."

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  1. Hm by Tarlus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, as long as I can continue to surf the internet while on the john, I really don't care who owns the wireless patent.

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  2. Re:sucks to be them... by AssCork · · Score: 5, Funny

    San Fran CISCO!

    Thanks - I'll be here all night.

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  3. Tax relief for Australians by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Basically all countries of the world will be assisting Australians pay their taxation bill and that works for me.

    Capitalism at its best. Thank you all very much...

    A Happy Aussie