Prior art for multi-resolution computers?

From: Antonio Carlini <Antonio.Carlini_at_riverstonenet.com>
Date: Fri Sep 27 14:32:00 2002

> There is a very old patent, 1982, that Compaq owns that they claim covers

Exactly how long do patents last these days? Did it not used to be 17 years
(max - assuming the renewal fees were paid)? If so, has it not expired?

The IBM patent server should be able to track it down (given a few more details)
and (IIRC) it will tell you if it is still in force.

Antonio
Received on Fri Sep 27 2002 - 14:32:00 BST