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Subject: Re: To Bob H.: A Puzzlement about the DGT Board?

Author: Komputer Korner

Date: 12:55:54 10/29/98

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On October 28, 1998 at 16:41:05, Steven Schwartz wrote:

>Bob,
>I have been told that the DGT board incorporates
>piece recognition. I was wondering:
>     1)whether it does
>     2)whether the technology used is similar to that
>used by TASC in its Smartboard because TASC lost a
>$581,000 patent infringement lawsuit over that technology.
>
>We were dragged into that lawsuit, and I do not want to
>make the same mistake again.
>
>Thanks.
>- Steve (ICD/Your Move)

Steve, if Bogner owns the patent on piece recognition, when does this patent run
out? And does Bogner market his technology because if he doesn't then that is
against the patent rules. At some point you have to market the product or you
lose the patent.

--
Komputer Korner



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