[WLANware] Fwd: Re: Mesh Networking: Request for Input

Juergen Neumann j.neumann at junes.eu
Thu Jun 27 21:16:33 CEST 2013


Hi all!

This is an important issue we should care abour! As I am travelling at the moment I cannot take fully care of it though.

We should start a pad asap collecting all relevant information on this matter. Language should be English, but German or other relevand documents should be quoted, too.

Please also spread this issue and gather other relevant people arround this, who may not be on this mailing list.

Let's fight and write for free networks!

JuergeN


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Von: Kit Walsh <cwalsh at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
Gesendet: Wed Jun 26 12:13:30 PDT 2013
An: Juergen Neumann <j.neumann at junes.eu>
CC: ksheehan at cyber.law.harvard.edu
Betreff: Re: Mesh Networking: Request for Input

Thank you for your quick reply. This is Kit Walsh, Kerry's supervisor. 
Kerry is busy writing up our first submission, so I am replying directly.

I am very glad to hear that you are interested in helping. What we need 
is _documentation_ describing systems that embody the patent claims in 
the applications that we are targeting. This documentation (called 
"prior art") can consist of emails, technical specifications, blog 
posts, academic thesis work, books, articles, or any other documentation 
that was made public before the priority date of the relevant 
application. It is easiest for us to work with English language 
publications, but a German or other language publication can work as well.

The priority dates are noted in our calls for prior art on AskPatents, 
as well as the claim requirements that define what the prior art will 
need to disclose.

The published applications are available on Google patents and also from 
the US Patent and Trademark Office. Links are available in each of our 
calls for prior art on AskPatents. For the two pending matters, the 
applications are at the following URLs:

http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014219
http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014217

It is ideal to submit the art on the AskPatents website, to keep it 
organized and allow others to comment, but if that is inconvenient, we 
would welcome your assistance by email.

The two pending requests for prior art are:
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4086/adapting-extensible-authentication-protocol-for-layer-3-mesh-networks-patent-app
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4082/apparatus-and-method-for-enhancing-wireless-mesh-network-communications-patent-a

Once again, thank you for your interest.

Best regards,

Kit Walsh

On 6/26/2013 1:50 PM, Juergen Neumann wrote:
> Hi Kerry,
> I have read through all the information. How exactly can I and the freifunk community be of help? I am sure we can proof that many ideas have been out for quite some time. Just let me know what exactly you need from us to proof this. And is there any chance to get the complete patent applications?
> Thank you very much in advance!
> Juergen
> ksheehan at cyber.law.harvard.edu schrieb:
> July 25, 2013
> Dear Juergen Neumann:
> The Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society is
> currently working on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
> to protect mesh networking from overbroad patents.
> We understand that you attended a conference on mesh networking at
> Harvard University, and want to call your attention to this important
> project. As part of our ongoing work with the EFF, we have identified a
> number patent applications we find particularly broad, and which
> threaten to lock-up very basic implementations of mesh networking. We
> have posted the first three of these patents on Ask Patents
> http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant
> and are seeking documentation of mesh projects that meet the criteria
> stated in the application.
> We would greatly appreciate your insight as to available documentation
> for projects that use the same or similar tools or techniques as these
> applications.
> Please see
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad
> for more
> information.
> Sincere thanks,
> Kerry Maeve Sheehan
> Legal Intern, Cyberlaw Clinic
> Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
>

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Hi all!
This is an important issue we should care abour! As I am travelling at the moment I cannot take fully care of it though.
We should start a pad asap collecting all relevant information on this matter. Language should be English, but German or other relevand documents should be quoted, too.
Please also spread this issue and gather other relevant people arround this, who may not be on this mailing list.
Let's fight and write for free networks!
JuergeN
Von:
Kit Walsh <cwalsh at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
Gesendet:
Wed Jun 26 12:13:30 PDT 2013
An:
Juergen Neumann <j.neumann at junes.eu>
CC:
ksheehan at cyber.law.harvard.edu
Betreff:
Re: Mesh Networking: Request for Input
Thank you for your quick reply. This is Kit Walsh, Kerry's supervisor.
Kerry is busy writing up our first submission, so I am replying directly.
I am very glad to hear that you are interested in helping. What we need
is _documentation_ describing systems that embody the patent claims in
the applications that we are targeting. This documentation (called
"prior art") can consist of emails, technical specifications, blog
posts, academic thesis work, books, articles, or any other documentation
that was made public before the priority date of the relevant
application. It is easiest for us to work with English language
publications, but a German or other language publication can work as well.
The priority dates are noted in our calls for prior art on AskPatents,
as well as the claim requirements that define what the prior art will
need to disclose.
The published applications are available on Google patents and also from
the US Patent and Trademark Office. Links are available in each of our
calls for prior art on AskPatents. For the two pending matters, the
applications are at the following URLs:
http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014219 http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014219
http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014217 http://www.google.com/patents/US20130014217
It is ideal to submit the art on the AskPatents website, to keep it
organized and allow others to comment, but if that is inconvenient, we
would welcome your assistance by email.
The two pending requests for prior art are:
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4086/adapting-extensible-authentication-protocol-for-layer-3-mesh-networks-patent-app http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4086/adapting-extensible-authentication-protocol-for-layer-3-mesh-networks-patent-app
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4082/apparatus-and-method-for-enhancing-wireless-mesh-network-communications-patent-a http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/4082/apparatus-and-method-for-enhancing-wireless-mesh-network-communications-patent-a
Once again, thank you for your interest.
Best regards,
Kit Walsh
On 6/26/2013 1:50 PM, Juergen Neumann wrote:
Hi Kerry,
I have read through all the information. How exactly can I and the freifunk community be of help? I am sure we can proof that many ideas have been out for quite some time. Just let me know what exactly you need from us to proof this. And is there any chance to get the complete patent applications?
Thank you very much in advance!
Juergen
ksheehan at cyber.law.harvard.edu schrieb:
July 25, 2013
Dear Juergen Neumann:
The Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society is
currently working on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
to protect mesh networking from overbroad patents.
We understand that you attended a conference on mesh networking at
Harvard University, and want to call your attention to this important
project. As part of our ongoing work with the EFF, we have identified a
number patent applications we find particularly broad, and which
threaten to lock-up very basic implementations of mesh networking. We
have posted the first three of these patents on Ask Patents
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant
http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant http://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prior-art-request+pre-grant
and are seeking documentation of mesh projects that meet the criteria
stated in the application.
We would greatly appreciate your insight as to available documentation
for projects that use the same or similar tools or techniques as these
applications.
Please see
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/mesh-networking-good-overbroad-patents-bad
for more
information.
Sincere thanks,
Kerry Maeve Sheehan
Legal Intern, Cyberlaw Clinic
Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University


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