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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/14/2000 8:56:33 AM
From: Ian Anderson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Zeev, Any take on todays action? I bought too high yesterday at 84.5. Premarket is 86.5 now, would you advise an early exit or hold through the traditional 9:45 swoon today? Thanks Ian

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/14/2000 8:58:39 AM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Thanks Zeev. Then from what you are saying is that the European lawsuits should be a "cake walk" for RAMBUS assuming they can show they were the first to file the patents. I can live with that!<G> But of course we do know that RAMBUS has the goods.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/14/2000 9:34:49 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93625

50 stocks on my screen MU is the ONLY one down!!!

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/14/2000 6:13:49 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

zeev, what % of computers are built in europe?

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/14/2000 6:17:34 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

congrats...you won SI cool post

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (53332)	9/15/2000 8:46:24 AM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Zeev, re "First to Patent" It is very simple, the European patent law grants the patent monopoly, and "priority", to the entity that first filed the patent, not the one that first invented the technology. Interesting difference in concept from the US. Prior art (and I mean in the form of trade secrets used by companies without filing for patent protection) is not even an argument of priority. Thus, while in the US, the Dramurai might have had a chance if they could show (or doctor) lab books that disclosed some of the technology, in Europe (and in Japan), that argument does not fly. Thus the Dramurai's Jedec defense will not fly either. With regard to SDRAM, it appears from EPO documents, the date of application is the key. Chapter I - Patentability Article 54 * - Novelty (1) An invention shall be considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art. (2) The state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, or in any other way, before the date of filing of the European patent application. ipr-helpdesk.org Based on the date of the European application, it seem's to me that SDRAM was not novel at the time. As for DDRDRAM, I think there would also be some issues related to JEDEC info dates and European filing. JMHO's, and interested in your response. Gene