[ic] divine, Inc. patent infringements

[Kevin Walsh]

L M [lmurch1@earthlink.net] wrote:
> 
> Divine Inc has submitted claims against some big players. FTD.COM for one.
> Amazon appears to be out of the picture as they were online prior to the
> patent filing in 1998.
> 
So why do they have a patent at all?  Isn't "prior art" a consideration
any longer?  Not that I care either way, of course.

Software and business practice patents - just say no. :-)

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