[Sigia-l] patent on navigation?

[Jonathan Baker-Bates]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sigia-l-bounces at asis.org 
> [mailto:sigia-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Livia Labate
> Sent: 30 August 2005 17:42
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: [Sigia-l] patent on navigation?
> 
> Has anybody read the details of this patent?
> I'm getting increasingly worried as I see stupid patents over 
> UI elements being granted.
> 
> Creative wins MP3 player patent
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4198360.stm

I live in Europe, and when the European Parliament was deliberating
making software patents legal earlier this year, I was curious about how
the situation in the US might be affecting IAs there. I posted to this
list about it, but those who replied didn't seem to see it as a problem.
On the one hand that surprised me, but on the other hand there are so
many stupid UI patents in the US that maybe all you *can* do as a
practicing IA is shrug. I'm sure that just by the law of averages there
are quite a few "infringing" UI designs out there that members of this
list have helped create. Anyone want to admit to any one-click ordering,
for example ;-) ?

Jonathan




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