[mapserver-users] Patent Challenge

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

Folks, 

This is always an important issue and I would like to point you to the
original fornet server at http://fornet.gis.umn.edu.  Some of the links
are broken (result of moving servers around) but I think we may be able
to track some of those links down if needed.

In particular, please read Burk and Lime's article which clearly was
written before August 1995.  Here's the link:
http://fornet.gis.umn.edu/info/papers/two/main.html

There are also other papers that might be of interest to the MapServer
community at large: http://fornet.gis.umn.edu/info/papers/.

Ciao!
-Perry N.


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Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:57 PM
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Subject: [mapserver-users] Patent Challenge


Hello,

I am forwarding this to the list on behalf of Overton Mapping
concerning interactive GIS systems that pre-dates August 1995.
He was aware of development of the Tiger Map Server (Plewe,Stuber)
in 1995 and Xerox Parc Map Server (Putz) 1993, which we are responding
to.  Specifically they are interested to learn about early systems that
conform to a client-server model.  If anyone has information about other

early systems that meet this criteria, please forward relevant
information 
to Overview Mapping <info at overmap.co.uk> 

-Chris

> Gents
> 
> We are a UK company facing a legal challenge from www.multimap.com who
> claim to have patented interactive GIS mapping. Your early work seems
> to suggest that they were not the first as they claim. I have attached
> a zip file containing the fundamentals of the patent which I wonder if
> you could look at.  If you have evidence that your work pre-dated Aug
> 95 ( the submission date ) I would be most grateful for information.
> This patent could affect the entire GIS community & your assistance is
> most appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Andrew Overton
> 
> Overview Mapping Ltd