[Discussioni] [BREVETTI] Forgent Network e JPEG

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/general/2004/08/09/generalcoxnews_2004_08_09_eng-coxnews_eng-coxnews_153900_8881123135943098400.html

Forgent Networks Inc. has a modest  software business, but lately it's
been showing  a swagger  reminiscent  of another line  of  work: trial
lawyers.

While it tries to build its  line of scheduling software, Austin-based
Forgent has been hiring lawyers  to extract revenue from the company's
store of old  patents. Already, Forgent  has reaped nearly $50 million
by claiming that one of its  patents covers JPEG, the popular standard
for digital  images. Sony Corp.  and Adobe Systems  Inc. are among the
tech giants that have settled with Forgent.

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Non trovo il numero del brevetto, qualcuno ce l'ha sottomano?

Ciao,

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