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From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
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Subject: Re: Hayes Microcomputer lawsuit???
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Date: 1 Feb 91 23:54:08 GMT
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In article <3759.27a62207@hayes.uucp> tnixon@hayes.uucp writes:

>products must license the associated patent from Hayes.  One such 
>patent is the Heatherington '302 patent, "Modem with Improved Escape 
>Sequence", which relates to the guard time associated with the "+++" 
>escape sequence used to change the modem from online to command 

Toby, is the actual "AT" command set itself considered licensed
technology, or has Hayes made a gift of it to the hackers of the
world?