DocumentCode
1398108
Title
Patents on selling via the Net-really?
Author
Stern, Richard H.
Author_Institution
Ablondi, Foster, Sobin & Davidow, Washington, DC, USA
Volume
16
Issue
5
fYear
1996
fDate
10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
6
Abstract
E-Data Corp. is a company apparently solely in the business of trying to make a buck out of a patent that it bought. Its efforts to make the software industry salute, or at least pay attention to, its Freeny patent (US Patent 4,528,643, issued July 9, 1985) on selling software via the Internet have provoked rage, amusement, and even some actual licenses. This paper discusses E-Data´s licencing efforts, the Freeny patent, and objections to the patent
Keywords
industrial property; legislation; patents; E-Data Corp.; Freeny patent; Internet; US Patent 4,528,643; software industry; Companies; Computer industry; Digital images; Games; Internet; Licenses; Marketing and sales; Permission; Postal services; Video on demand;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1732
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/40.540074
Filename
540074
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