Patent violations?!

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
Subject: Re: Patent violations?!
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 21:10:10 +1000

Paul,

> http://www.audiotron.no/pro/aphex/patenter.htm
> 
> is a list of the Aphex patents, found this thru
> Google by searching on the # Tom gave..

Ah!

> Looks like we should hold a birthday party for the first one!

Given 20 years of valid time (a number that keeps poping up for US patents but
I have not verified it), this thing should have seased to protect the patent.
If so, it is free to use. However, there migth still be followup patents
outside of US which is valid.

Cheers,
Magnus