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From: jkw@lanl.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Poloroid v. Kodak
Message-ID: <36840@lanl.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 12:44:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 12:44:43 1986
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> 
> As I recall, Polariod file suit against Kodak for patent violations
> almost as soon as Kodak introduced their line of instant cameras,
> which must have been in the late 70's.  Has it really taken this long
> to get through the courts?              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 						Jim Tubman
> 						University of Waterloo

  Compared with many legal proceedings, such as U.S. -vs- IBM, which went on
for over a decade and would be entering its 3rd decade if Reagan hadn't
put a halt to it shortly after taking office, this bit of bureaucratic
bungling happened at warp :-) speed.


	  Jay Wooten  Los Alamos National Lab  ARPA:jkw@lanl.ARPA