NeoMedia Technologies, Inc (NEOM)

[Vercingetorix]

More from Google's Sean Owen on the USPTO decision (from Google Groups):

http://groups.google.com/group/zxing/browse_thread/thread/23f87d475dbf541f?hl=en&q=neomedia#e608af1f846225ea

"Sorry guys, the right thing does not always happen in the world. One
narrow interpretation is that the USPTO is just saying that the patent
may indeed be invalid, but the prior art provided did not conclusively
prove that. A re-exam is narrowly predicated on the question of
whether new prior art changes the decision. Still, it is an odd
reversal given the initial rejection. And, the reasoning still looks
quite wrong... the "stuff that the prior art didn't invalidate" reads
like an exact description of DNS to me.

"Obviously I still think this is a plainly bad patent, and have the
agreement of several lawyers. We have to operate within the bounds of
the law whether we agree or not. But fortunately, we have had
confirmation from this company that they don't believe anything this
project does could infringe on these "patents" -- suppose we should
say thanks for telling us the obvious? Due to the company's
circumstances, they've also said they are not interested in pursuing a
patent troll strategy any longer either. These sorts of statements, it
seems, can only apply to similar barcode applications if it applies to
this project."