Paul Festa: W3C seeks backing against patent claim

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

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W3C seeks backing against patent claim
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 3, 1999, 2:55 p.m. PT

The World Wide Web Consortium today called on members to help fight a
patent claim that could derail a developing Web privacy standard.

"Push" technology firm Intermind has long been a thorn in the side of
Internet companies involved in so-called push technology, in which
information is automatically sent from server to client. Intermind,
which was awarded push-related patent 5,862,325 in January, previously
has claimed that Microsoft and Netscape Communications, among others,
may have to license its technology as a result of its patents.

Today the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), of which Intermind is a
member, called on the Web community to pitch in to counter Intermind's
push patent. 
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James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technology
I can be reached at love@cptech.org, by telephone 202.387.8030,
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