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Fwd: Lawsuits Against PKP
Anyone know any more about these?
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From: Bruce Schneier <schneier@chinet.chinet.com>
To: <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Lawsuits Against PKP
Date: Sunday, July 31, 1994 11:55PM
Two lawsuits were recently filed in federal court, northern district
of Calif, which may cripple Public Key Partners.
Cylink v. RSA Data Security, C-94-02332-CW, June 30, 1994, San Fran.
It alleges that the RSA patent is invalid. RSA Data had denied Cylink
a patent license.
Schlafly v. Public Key Partners, C-94-20512-SW, July 27, 1994, San Jose.
It alleges that almost all of the PKP patent claims are invalid and
unenforceable. From the complaint:
Plaintiff makes complaint against defendants for unfair
business practices, including libel, interference with
contractual relationships, patent misuse, fraud,
monopolization, and racketeering, and demands remedies
available under federal law, including jury trial, declaratory
judgment, monetary damages, and injunctive relief.
You can probably get a copy from the court by calling
Kinko's, 408-279-0655, 408-295-4336 fax. Ask for document #1.
It is bulky, at about 270 pages.
Bruce
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