RE: Microsoft Seeks Browser Plug-In Patent Of Its Own

When I looked over this pending Microsoft patent, I couldn't see where it
would be used.  Does anyone have some ideas of the application of this
particular patent?

Richard  

-----Original Message-----
From: public-web-plugins-request@w3.org
[mailto:public-web-plugins-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of TheoDP@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 1:07 AM
To: public-web-plugins@w3.org
Subject: Microsoft Seeks Browser Plug-In Patent Of Its Own


Noting that nearly every Web user today relies on plug-in applications, the
W3C fired 
off a passionate letter to the USPTO arguing that Eolas has no right to a
patent that 
restricts access to the technology. 

So what does the W3C Patent Advisory Group (including its two Microsoft
members), 
think of Microsoft's patent application for 'Displaying Plug-in Supplied
Content 
in a Browser-Embedded Window', which the USPTO made public earlier this
month?

See the patent application at:
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=
1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030226102%22.PGNR.
&OS=DN/20030226102&RS=DN/20030226102

Received on Wednesday, 31 December 2003 09:32:00 UTC