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To: GuinnessGuy who wrote (23611)	4/21/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: WhatsUpWithThat	Respond to of 37507

True, but if you look at the patent (and it's pretty mind numbing to try), it surprised me how broad it appears. I still am skeptical about it, but it's got a whole lot fewer holes in it than I figured before I looked. It appears to be a patent covering declining auctions using computers, including but not limited to, those using Web servers. WUWT

To: GuinnessGuy who wrote (23611)	4/21/1999 2:04:00 PM
From: NTT	Respond to of 37507

>>>It was my understanding that Bid.com has a patent for a process for doing the Dutch Auction, not a patent for the Dutch Auction itself. Maybe I'm wrong about this?<<< I haven't looked at BII's patent, but having put together a couple myself I can tell you that you that patents generally cover the 'process'. In general you cover enough points on the process to disallow any variations and anyone else from using your patent without licensing it from you. It sounds to me like they are well covered on this, but it's hard to say without looking at the patent. Even then, you really need a good technology patent lawyer to tell you if there's any holes in it.