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From: LYNCH@A.ISI.EDU (Dan Lynch)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Re: FDDI/Soderblum(?)
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Date: 21 May 89 16:25:28 GMT
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Yes, Xerox owns the Ethernet patent.  Two of their scientists, Dave Boggs
and Bob Metcalfe, did the original work and, as with all employers,
assigned the patent rights to the company.  Xerox chose to license
the Ethernet technology to any party for $1,000.00 as a onetime fee.
Make as many copies as you like.  That's pretty "reasonable and nondiscrimin-
atory" I would say.
Dan
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