Re: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case
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texte = Hmmmph...I'd like to know when the patent was awarded...if they haven't enforced their claim until now, and with every instance of infringement, they're in for a rude awakening. Sounds to me like they've got some sleazeball who's trying to pick on the little guys who have a harder time defending themselves...JOKE OF THE DAY: Q: A snake and a lawyer were trying to cross a busy intersection and were run over. How do you know which carcass was which?A: Easy. The snake's has skid marks in front of it....;)Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 800-378-1740----- Original Message ----- From: Dale LaFountain
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case > Since most of us run e-commerce websites here, I'm hoping someone > else has already seen this: > > Two days ago we received a letter in the mail (not certified, btw) > from a Patent and Trademarks office (attorneys) in San Diego > representing PanIP, who is the exclusive licensee of a portfolio of > US and Canadian patents that relate to the distribution of > information, goods, or services through computerized systems. > > They claim that our websites infringe on several of their patents > relating to a computer search system using both textual and > graphical entry paths, and a computerized system that permits an > individual to select or order information, goods or services from a > data processing installation. > > How our site does these things differently than the thousands of > other websites in the world, I have no idea. The site they sent > screenshots of is darkhorse.com, our corporate website that does not > even sell directly. Go figure... > > They are demanding $20k and a signed patent covenant to protect us > from future litigation (HA!). Our legal counsel is preparing our > response now. > > My question is: has anyone else seen this or similar demand letter, > and if so, what was your response? > > I find it difficult to believe that we're being singled out as the > ONLY alleged infringer on these poorly worded patents that describe > the activity of EVERY e-commerce site on the Internet. There are > certainly much bigger fish in the Internet ocean than my company. I > poked around a few search engines, and could not find any references > to this company or the patent infringements. > > I talked with the product manager at SMSI (since one of the patents > involves automated payment processing, SMSI would likely be pulled > into this battle if it ever got off the ground), and they haven't > heard anything about this eiFrom ???@??? Mon Nov 05 07:24:58 2001 Return-Path: X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 3.4.2 List-Unsubscribe: Message-ID: Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) Sender: (WebCatalog Talk) To: (WebCatalog Talk) Precedence: list X-Original-Message-ID: <003201c1640e$daa8cd60$bc9e0f18@ftwrth1.tx.home.com> From: Will Starck Subject: Re: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:25:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1Hmmmph...I'd like to know when the patent was awarded...if they haven't enforced their claim until now, and with every instance of infringement, they're in for a rude awakening. Sounds to me like they've got some sleazeball who's trying to pick on the little guys who have a harder time defending themselves...JOKE OF THE DAY: Q: A snake and a lawyer were trying to cross a busy intersection and were run over. How do you know which carcass was which?A: Easy. The snake's has skid marks in front of it....;)Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 800-378-1740----- Original Message ----- From: Dale LaFountain To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case > Since most of us run e-commerce websites here, I'm hoping someone > else has already seen this: > > Two days ago we received a letter in the mail (not certified, btw) > from a Patent and Trademarks office (attorneys) in San Diego > representing PanIP, who is the exclusive X-Original-Message-Id: <1C38CF54-D07C-11D5-80BC-003065A22548@powerpalle.dk>Hi all,Just installed a fresh Mac OS X 10.1 Server on my Mac. Then installed the newest version of WebCatalog for Mac OS X.But when WebCatalog was installed my Apache Web Server wasn't responding any longer, so I checked Server Admin within Mac OS X Server. And discovered that the Web service (Apache) was no longer running.I tried to start it again, but without luck. Instead it gave me this error...------------ SNIP ----------- webperfcache: stopped (pid #397)Syntax error on line 226 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf: Cannot load /Library/WebServer/CGI- Executables/WebCatalogEngine/mod_webcatalog2.so into server: (reason unknown) /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started ------------ SNIP -----------Any help from the list or from SM?PowerPalle ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Hmmmph...I'd like to know when the patent was awarded...if they haven't enforced their claim until now, and with every instance of infringement, they're in for a rude awakening. Sounds to me like they've got some sleazeball who's trying to pick on the little guys who have a harder time defending themselves...JOKE OF THE DAY: Q: A snake and a lawyer were trying to cross a busy intersection and were run over. How do you know which carcass was which?A: Easy. The snake's has skid marks in front of it....;)Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 800-378-1740----- Original Message ----- From: Dale LaFountain To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case > Since most of us run e-commerce websites here, I'm hoping someone > else has already seen this: > > Two days ago we received a letter in the mail (not certified, btw) > from a Patent and Trademarks office (attorneys) in San Diego > representing PanIP, who is the exclusive licensee of a portfolio of > US and Canadian patents that relate to the distribution of > information, goods, or services through computerized systems. > > They claim that our websites infringe on several of their patents > relating to a computer search system using both textual and > graphical entry paths, and a computerized system that permits an > individual to select or order information, goods or services from a > data processing installation. > > How our site does these things differently than the thousands of > other websites in the world, I have no idea. The site they sent > screenshots of is darkhorse.com, our corporate website that does not > even sell directly. Go figure... > > They are demanding $20k and a signed patent covenant to protect us > from future litigation (HA!). Our legal counsel is preparing our > response now. > > My question is: has anyone else seen this or similar demand letter, > and if so, what was your response? > > I find it difficult to believe that we're being singled out as the > ONLY alleged infringer on these poorly worded patents that describe > the activity of EVERY e-commerce site on the Internet. There are > certainly much bigger fish in the Internet ocean than my company. I > poked around a few search engines, and could not find any references > to this company or the patent infringements. > > I talked with the product manager at SMSI (since one of the patents > involves automated payment processing, SMSI would likely be pulled > into this battle if it ever got off the ground), and they haven't > heard anything about this eiFrom ???@??? Mon Nov 05 07:24:58 2001 Return-Path: X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 3.4.2 List-Unsubscribe: Message-ID: Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) Sender: (WebCatalog Talk) To: (WebCatalog Talk) Precedence: list X-Original-Message-ID: <003201c1640e$daa8cd60$bc9e0f18@ftwrth1.tx.home.com> From: Will Starck Subject: Re: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:25:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1Hmmmph...I'd like to know when the patent was awarded...if they haven't enforced their claim until now, and with every instance of infringement, they're in for a rude awakening. Sounds to me like they've got some sleazeball who's trying to pick on the little guys who have a harder time defending themselves...JOKE OF THE DAY: Q: A snake and a lawyer were trying to cross a busy intersection and were run over. How do you know which carcass was which?A: Easy. The snake's has skid marks in front of it....;)Will Starck NovaDerm skin care science http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com 800-378-1740 800-378-1740----- Original Message ----- From: Dale LaFountain To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Semi-OT: PanIP patent infringement case > Since most of us run e-commerce websites here, I'm hoping someone > else has already seen this: > > Two days ago we received a letter in the mail (not certified, btw) > from a Patent and Trademarks office (attorneys) in San Diego > representing PanIP, who is the exclusive X-Original-Message-Id: <1C38CF54-D07C-11D5-80BC-003065A22548@powerpalle.dk>Hi all,Just installed a fresh Mac OS X 10.1 Server on my Mac. Then installed the newest version of WebCatalog for Mac OS X.But when WebCatalog was installed my Apache Web Server wasn't responding any longer, so I checked Server Admin within Mac OS X Server. And discovered that the Web service (Apache) was no longer running.I tried to start it again, but without luck. Instead it gave me this error...------------ SNIP ----------- webperfcache: stopped (pid #397)Syntax error on line 226 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf: Cannot load /Library/WebServer/CGI- Executables/WebCatalogEngine/mod_webcatalog2.so into server: (reason unknown) /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started ------------ SNIP -----------Any help from the list or from SM?PowerPalle ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
Will Starck
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