vincevincevince
msg:3725676 | 4:37 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I agree with the decision, however it does worry me that the USPTO didn't blink when making public domain copies of all those web pages. A simple table of references would suffice.
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grandpa
msg:3725687 | 4:45 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
| But the model also means subscribers can be left stranded when a service has problems. |
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Which brings to mind an alternative definition of cloud: Something that darkens or fills with gloom. It seems to me that Dell missed the boat on this one, and it could seem that someone wanted to capitalize (with lots of $'s) on the inconvenience that a patent would incur. This is just an initial ruling, and Dell has 6 months to file a response. I've got to believe they will appeal, and that the commercial ads have already been storyboarded. Meanwhile, I'm off to patent the phrase "Computing in a cloud".
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signor_john
msg:3725695 | 4:49 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Don't you just love corporate arrogance? I can remember when Holland America Line was slapping a TM or (R) symbol on the term "ocean liner." That didn't stick, either.
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trungngo
msg:3725736 | 5:31 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
not sure "cloud computing" will use for at Dell. Dell is more like a typical hardware company not so much into software. I guess they heard the term from probably Amazon or Google and decided to make a quick buck.
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Lord Majestic
msg:3725765 | 6:10 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
This sounds like attempt to trademark "Web 2.0" by O'Reilly with the only difference is that O'Reilly gave far more effort into making that term happen than Dell.
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jecasc
msg:3725772 | 6:14 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I am surprised. There must still be real people working in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I thought they had replaced them with machines that automatically approve every trademark and patent application.
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danbot
msg:3725972 | 11:28 pm on Aug 18, 2008 (gmt 0) |
i guess it was worth a try...
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