RE: patent question

[Jim McGrath <Jim.McGrath@quantum.com>]

Usually patents are hard to enforce for general claims, much easier for
specific claims.  I would just make sure to avoid specific
algorithms/formats, etc.. in the patent, since they are usually the more
defendable (if the filers did their job right).  

Note that just talking about iSCSI in general will not constitute prior art
for some of these more specific claims - but then again they usually prove
easy to work around if you are aware of them ahead of time.

Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Finn [mailto:finn@ISI.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 1:47 PM
To: rdv@Network-Alchemy.COM
Cc: chengann@singnet.com.sg; ips@ece.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: patent question




> The submission date on the patent, btw, is Jan. 14, 1998, and it was 
> issued Nov. 30, 1999.

WRT that patent IP/SCSI would appear not to be an issue.  The idea was
openly discussed in the community in 1997 and probably much earlier.

--- ggf