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These were Open Market's patents? OM tried to get us to license one of them in about 1997. They didn't try very hard though. I told the OM guy who called me
by pg 14y ago
These were Open Market's patents? OM tried to get us to license one of them in about 1997. They didn't try very hard though. I told the OM guy who called me that I thought the patent was invalid, and he said "ok" and then asked if we were hiring.
- rudyfink 14y agoYes, Soverain's patents were originally from OM. I think the path was roughly something like this: OM->Divine Interventures->(holding entities)->Soverain. '492 assignment history: http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&pat=5909492 http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&pat=59... '314 assignment history: http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&pat=5715314 http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&pat=57... Soverain patents by assignment: http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&qt=asne&reel=&frame=&pat=&pub=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=soverain&asnei=&asns= http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat&qt=asn...
- Tyrant505 14y agoHaha that was a pretty epic fail..
- JacobAldridge 14y agoI immediately wondered, based on the dates, where Viaweb fit into this conversation. Thanks for adding that information.