These patents (5,729,730, 6,151,604, 6,163,775, and 6,182,121) are a group and are interesting to Linux because they describe an object-oriented management layer that resides on top of an hierarchically-organized set of data. The patents apply to data management (that potentially enable a disconnected management layer to reside on top of databases, file systems, XML and operating system components), search engine marketing (that potentially enable the required joining of orthogonal sets of data at the keyword level) and (document management (that potentially enable features such as branching, merging, user-level document control and multi-authored documents).
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Prior Art
Knowledgeable Persons
December 10th, 2008
Often times one of the best means of identifying prior art is to contact persons involved with the development of this invention or persons involved with the development of inventions cited as prior art in the patent application (click on Read the Patent, find the Citations section of patents and other prior art, click on one of those items, and find the named inventor or author).
Patents and Published Patent Applications Filed in the U.S. Prior to March 5, 1997
December 10th, 2008
This patent application was filed on March 5, 1998, resulting in an earliest date of invention of March 5, 1997. While it is possible that the invention did not occur until after March 5, 1997, finding relevant prior art before that date assures it application. Such prior art may include patent issued before March 5, 1997, and/or published patent applications that were filed in the U.S. prior to March 5, 1997.
Information that this Process was Public Knowledge or Publicy used Prior to March 5, 1997
December 10th, 2008
This patent application was filed on March 5, 1998, resulting in an earliest date of invention of March 5, 1997. While it is possible that the invention did not occur until after March 5, 1997, finding relevant prior art before that date assures it application. Such prior art may include processes embodying the invention that were in the public domain or publicly used by the patent holder, an inventor, or any third party prior to March 5, 1997.
Products On Sale, Offered for Sale or Publicly Used Prior to March 5, 1997
December 10th, 2008
This patent application was filed on March 5, 1998, resulting in an earliest date of invention of March 5, 1997. While it is possible that the invention did not occur until after March 5, 1997, finding relevant prior art before that date assures it application. Such prior art may include products embodying the invention that were sold, offered for sale, or publicly used by the patent holder, an inventor, or any third party prior to March 5, 1997.
Publications Published Prior to March 5, 1997
December 10th, 2008
This patent application was filed on March 5, 1998, resulting in an earliest date of invention of March 5, 1997. While it is possible that the invention did not occur until after March 5, 1997, finding relevant prior art that published before that date assures it application. Publications can include any form of printed or electronic publication that discusses one or more elements of the claim of the patent.
