Dan Bricklin was recently an expert witness in the Hyperion vs. Outlooksoft case that was tried in the US District Court in Marshall, TX.  Outlooksoft (the defendant) won - and Dan's testimony was critical to invalidating the Hyperion patent.

Dan has two excellent essays up about this - his experience in the case and his general thoughts on Patent Litigation circa 2006.  Dan is a remarkably clear thinker and excellent writer (as well as general software wizard and hugely nice guy) - if you are interested in software patents, these two essays are a must read.

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