Xref: utzoo gnu.misc.discuss:3130 comp.misc:12594 comp.dcom.modems:9799 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!haven.umd.edu!umbc3.umbc.edu!umbc5.umbc.edu!ac999321 From: ac999321@umbc5.umbc.edu (ac999321) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.misc,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: hayes lawsuit Message-ID: <1991May18.091829.14936@umbc3.umbc.edu> Date: 18 May 91 09:18:29 GMT References: <1991May13.044909.3617@netdev.comsys.com> <1991May14.034600.7891@rfengr.com> Sender: newspost@umbc3.umbc.edu (News posting account) Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore County Lines: 33 In article <1991May14.034600.7891@rfengr.com> rfarris@rfengr.com (Rick Farris) writes: >In article tmb@ai.mit.edu (Thomas M. Breuel) writes: > >> To most people "skilled in the art" that I have talked to, this patent >> claim is frivolous; Hayes simply set a standard, but did not "invent" >> any new process or device. > >Damn!, if only we had judges that had your understanding of >patent law and technology, wouldn't this be a wonderful >place? > > >-- >Rick Farris RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014 voice (619) 259-6793 >rfarris@rfengr.com ...!ucsd!serene!rfarris serenity bbs 259-7757 Too bad that there is no law that requires judges and lawyers to have appropriate technical knowlege (along with a reasonable IQ and good common sense) that pertains to any cases of a technical nature, that they might be required to get involved with, before they are allowed to get involved with it; the same for any politicians who would attempt to pass any laws which deal with technical matters, or other matters which they have no thorough understanding of. Unfortunately, we have a lot of laws being passed, and court decisions being made, by those who have not the adequate knowledge to do so. However, as long as these types of people, who often despise what they nastily refer to as "techies", remain in control of the government, the same types of mistakes will continue to be made. -- ********************************************************************** Robert D. Davis # _REAL_ Education = The Benny Hill Show +1-301-744-7964 # Real Entertainment = Hill's Angels ac999321@umbc5.umbc.edu #-------------------------------------------