Re: Tear off...
Re: Tear off...
- Subject: Re: Tear off...
- From: Brock Brandenberg <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 13:00:18 -0500
Hey guys.
Funny to see how off topic a thread can go. Ondra, sorry I reinforced
your suggestion of using tear-off tabs for my inspector palettes :)
I believe the fuss between Adobe and Macromedia had more to do with the
concept of "dockable" palettes, than with tear-off menus. Since their
patent was filed in 1994, it seems like there would have to be valid
prior art somewhere before (that meets the requirements of "prior art",
i.e. not being held as a trade secret).
Check out the patent at
http://www.adobe.com/adobefacts/patent.html. If
you can verify existing prior art, Macromedia's lawyers would love to
talk to you. It could be used to invalidate some or all of the patent
claims.
Brock
----- industrial design @ bergdesign.com ------
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