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Prior Art In Barracuda-Trend Micro Lawsuit

Posted by kdawson on from the who-you-callin-a-gateway dept.

Joe Barr writes "Bruce Byfield reports at Linux.com that a Swedish developer, Goran Fransson, has 'given a deposition in the Barracuda-Trend Micro case that appears to seriously undermine Trend Micro's patent on gateway virus scanning.' Gransson has resurrected a product (still in its shrinkwrap) sold by Ten Four, the company he worked for at the time, to prove that it provided gateway virus scanning in January 1995. Trend Micro's patent application was filed in September of that year. If you were — or worked for — a Ten Four customer during 1995, you might be able to help Barracuda prove that Trend Micro's patent omits prior art." We discussed this important patent case when it was filed in January. (Slashdot and Linux.com share a corporate overlord.)

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  1. Gransson... by JordanL · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like how Goran Fransson was shortened to Gransson. Very economical of our editors.

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  2. did you see the byline? by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Posted by kawson on 17:19 Monday 23 June 2008....

  3. Re:Please don't blame the patent examiner by mixmatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    I used Compuserve as an ISP and had a GeoCities page. What great times!

  4. Re:Why it's important for customers to come forwar by Barsteward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ILTUAATSIOIFATNTTS (i love to use acronyms and then spell it out in full anyway therefore negating the time saved) :o)

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