Reply to post: Re: Curiouser and Curiouser

Ethernet patent inventor given permission to question validity of his own patent

Richard 12 Silver badge

Re: Curiouser and Curiouser

It seems very likely that it was patented because Cisco wanted a patent - any patent, and not because it was actually a new invention.

Given the court's decision, the patent would not have been granted if the original examination had been done properly, as the claims weren't novel.

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