[FYI] Defining Ruling Issued in Hyperlink Patent Case

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZPVAGZRYC  

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Defining Ruling Issued in Hyperlink Patent Case   


Brenda Sandburg The Recorder March 14, 2002   

In a case closely watched by intellectual property lawyers, a New 
York federal judge Wednesday issued an initial ruling that may 
undermine British Telecommunications Inc.'s claims that it owns 
rights to the use of Internet hyperlinking.    

Though the order focuses solely on the meaning of specific terms in 
British Telecom's patent and does not address issues of invalidity 
and infringement, the judge's analysis may serve as the basis to have 
British Telecom's patent infringement suit against Austin, Texas-
based Prodigy Communications Corp. tossed.   

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