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OLPC sued for patent infringement in NigeriaOLPC sued for patent infringement in NigeriaPosted Nov 27, 2007 20:36 UTC (Tue) by lkundrak (subscriber, #43452)Parent article: OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria
What could they possibly have patented? What they have "invented" is a keyboard that has each shift split into two. What could be seen in the driver aside from the scancode of the additional shift key?
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OLPC sued for patent infringement in Nigeria Posted Nov 27, 2007 21:57 UTC (Tue) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link] Don't know whether the terminology is consistent, but in the US a "Design Patent" is a special variety of patent that applies to physical designs rather than to technology. That might allow them to patent the specific arrangement of keys. [IANAL, and design patents are a specialized area]
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