>>>>> "tglassey" == tglassey <tglassey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: tglassey> What do you do where a patent predates any standards use of the IP. I tglassey> understand the issues of developing IP but what about IP that already existed tglassey> before the standards processes incorporated it into their work product? I think that it depends upon whether the owner of the patent was involved in producing the standard. If not, and nobody knew of the patent, there is certainly a problem. -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect [ ] mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [