Re: Johnny's Seeds Lawsuit

**"Christopher P. Lindsey" t*@spamfodder.com**

>    Since Rob Johnston is on this list, I felt this was something the
>    members should know about.  The item is from another list.
>    -----
>    >Johnny's is being threatened with a lawsuit by a Chicago consulting
>    firm
>    called divine, Inc. (with a small "d").   They are accusing us of
>    patent
>    infringement.   They claim to own the technology that networks between
>    a
>    seller's computer and a buyer's computer. 

This sounds very similar to the patent claims by PanIP, LLC.

   http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021020S0002

Similar to the divine lawsuit, many of the companies targeted by PanIP
settled because they didn't have the resources to challenge such a claim.
One company decided to take the offense and started a Web site in an
offensive move against PanIP.

   http://www.youmaybenext.com/

I'd strongly recommend teaming up with the folks at youmaybenext.com;
if nothing else, they can offer advice on ground that they've already
covered.

Is there an 'official' page anywhere that I can link to about Johnny's
situation?

Chris
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