Re: Is Apple's patent valid?

> From: "Jason Antony" <s1118355@student.gu.edu.au>
> To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:44:33 +1000
> Message-ID: <3BBCCA30.16777.285AA23@localhost>
> Subject: Is Apple's patent valid?
> 
> One of the obstacles preventing a royalty-free SVG [Scalable Vector
> Graphics] recommendation is a patent that Apple holds.

Are you sure?

http://www.w3.org/2001/07/SVG10-IPR-statements.html

"Apple informed the SVG 1.0 Working Group very early in the SVG 1.0
process of the patent they listed in their license statement. The SVG
Working Group made a concerted effort to produce a specification that
does not require implementors to infringe the patent."

Regards,
Adam