Why did they wait till now to spring this? If they have been watching and waiting till they could make the most money off of this (which would not be out of Xerox' nature) then I hope this gets thrown out and Xerox made to pay any legals incurred on it!

Toner, not ink...

http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/inv_rel_newsroom.jsp?app=Newsroom&ed_name=NR_2008Nov18_Ultra_Low_Melt_EA_Toner&format=article&view=newsrelease&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US

@ Mitchell - that might be what Xerox is hoping for!

@luddite - yes, they can. Basically, everything a computer does, 'could' be done manually. Heck, people can even patent roses!

But just because you've computerized a process that could be done manually, doesn't mean it's patentable, let alone enforceable in court.

In the old days, advertisements simply put a code such as "Dept. PE" into mail address to indicate which publication had brought it in.

The overarching plague is of moneyed interests who turn patent and court systems into a profit center. That's what happens when you let *money* become the *sole* pursuit. We're losing *civil* society because that pursuit funds itself, and has bought traitorous politicians to remove all effective limits on incomes.

Microsoft buys Xerox. Game Over. Microsoft has more cash on hand than Xerox's worth.