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Date:      Tue, 30 Sep 1997 14:48:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:      dan@math.berkeley.edu (Dan Strick)
To:        Anthony.Kimball@East.Sun.COM
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: supermicro p6sns/p6sas
Message-ID:  <199709302148.OAA12717@math.berkeley.edu>

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> The fault for that would lie squarely on the shoulders of the patent
> office.  Obviousness is *supposed* to be a prima facie criterion for
> denial of patent. 

The patent office has a very high tolerance for obviousness and lack
of innovation.  It often functions more to suppress competition in the
marketplace than it does to foster innovation.

Dan Strick
dan@math.berkeley.edu



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