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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. yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Must resist the urge to.... First post!!! Btw if they have a box of a product that qualifies as prior art why do they need people who used it?

  2. This just in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just heard it on NPR...

    George Carlin was found dead last night in his hospital room. At this point the police are not identifying any suspects in his murder, though anonymous sources within the Santa Monica Police Department have hinted that their primary suspect is Dane Cook. Apparently Mr Carlin was watching Dane Cook's hilarious new DVD and suffered a massive heart attack while laughing himself to death.

    I'm sure we'll all miss him, even if you weren't a fan of his Christian missionary work there's no denying his contribution to popular culture. Truly an American asshole.