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#ipc: Opposition

#egt: The patent was granted after 12 years: 6 years of examination and 6
years of opposition procedures.  Opposition was filed by %(IG), an
association of broadcasting companies who are struggling to keep their
field free from patents.  One may wonder how it was possible to uphold
the broad claims in view of the opposition.

#ep533098ml: Mailing List Discussion: Answer to questions of an unbelieving patent
newby as to whether the claims of this patent are really as broad as
they seem.

#Bek: legal codes

#eri: These are needed for understanding the above file history

#hph: Why wasn't the opposition more successful?

#rWt: contact the opposing company

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