Hi Jamal, Correct this is OT here so everyone do as Jamal says and discuss the topic through proper channels. Thanks, Rick List Owner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:56 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Freedom Scientific suit against GW Micro > Although extensive discussion of this is probably not on topic here, I > think it is relevant to raise, particularly in light of recent > conversation about how FS attention is allocated. > > For anyone interested, Freedom Scientific has sued GW Micro for infringing > a patent that FS filed on the placemarker feature of a JAWS virtual web > page. A blog article that supplies the legal text is > > "Freedom Scientific Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against GW Micro" > http://blog.blindaccessjournal.com/ > > The technical text of the patent claim is > > "United States Patent: 6993707" > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%226,993,707+B2%22&OS= > > An initial response by GW Micro is > "Do companies really compete on who has the best lawyers?" > http://www.gwmicro.com/blog/ > > The FS web site does not appear to mention the suit at this time. > > I encourage people to become informed about this, and to express their > views through appropriate channels. > > Regards, > Jamal > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.5/1570 - Release Date: 7/24/2008 > 6:59 AM > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts