Marvell

[Dan Williams]

On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 19:52 +1000, Alex Gibson wrote:
> Javier Cardona wrote:
> > On 9/13/07, Bernardo Innocenti <bernie at codewiz.org> wrote:
> >   
> >> Are there patents on 802.11s?  Even though
> >> it's an IEEE standard?
> >>     
> >
> > http://standards.ieee.org/db/patents/pat802_11.html
> >
> > Scroll down to 802.11s.  Apple, Microsoft and Fujitsu do at least
> > provide the patent/application number.  The other 8 companies will
> > probably wait until the standard is ratified.  That gives them more
> > "leverage".
> >
> >
> >   
> Don't forget the Australian CSIRO holds key patents that 802.11 is built on.

Clarification; I believe that's _802.11n_, right?  Or at most 802.11
a/g/n.  I believe any patents that might allegedly cover WiFi are
related to OFDM modulation which plain 802.11b does not use.

Dan

> Hence all the wireless chipset providers and users(device manufacturers) 
> in trouble for knowingly infringing the CSIRO patent/s.
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/21/802_11n_patent_threat/
> http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3647841
> 
> http://news.zdnet.com/Wi-Fi+standards+face+patent+threat/2100-9595_22-6137372.html?part=netscape-zdnet&tag=mynetscape&subj=technews
> 
> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,487,069.PN.&OS=PN/5,487,069&RS=PN/5,487,069
> 
> 
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