Well does anyone have a Patent number so we can at least take a look at this silly patent application, and begin working to dispute/refute the claims made in this patent "invention".<div><br></div><div>I supposed I should file a patent on how to put toast into a toaster. Seems like a great "business process" and then I can begin suing people that use toasters (claiming that I was the FIRST person to come up with the idea of putting toast into a toaster).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Gotta love silly and ignorant patent claims... please post a patent number. It should be an interesting read.</div><div><br></div><div>Your patent must be 100% original, and server virtualization of OpenSim is NOT original.</div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">As a point of order, you can't possibly know if the patent is absurd or not until you've seen it. <div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Mark Malewski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark.malewski@gmail.com" target="_blank">mark.malewski@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">Regardless, it's just another false claim. Just like the silly IBM patent claim about using LDAP with OpenSim.<div>
<br></div><div>This is just another false patent claim, attempting to make a false claim that they "invented" using virtualization with OpenSim.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Completely absurd...</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#888888"> Mark</font><div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Melanie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com" target="_blank">melanie@t-data.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">It really contains no useful information. However, it looks like<br>
this is a "Business method patent" which will not be recognized<br>
outside the US even if granted.<br>
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Marcus Alexander Link wrote:<br>
> Sorry, that was the wrong link. Here ist the correct one:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://reactiongrid.blogspot.com/2011/02/reactiongrid-inc-files-for-us-patent.html" target="_blank">http://reactiongrid.blogspot.com/2011/02/reactiongrid-inc-files-for-us-patent.html</a><br>
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> Regards, Marcus<br>
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> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Michael Cerquoni <<a href="mailto:nebadon2025@gmail.com" target="_blank">nebadon2025@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> This article seems to make no mention of a Patent filing. The word Patent<br>
>> is not mentioned even once.<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Marcus Alexander Link <<a href="mailto:manupool@gmail.com" target="_blank">manupool@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hi everyone,<br>
>>><br>
>>> just saw this posting. Thx to Pathfinder.<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004150" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000004150</a><br>
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