A whole lot about patent law, and its enforcement, is pretty dumb.  And it is
not helped by some REALLY serious screwups by the patent office in the US, (I
am aware of some of them) and probably in other places.

However, for those of us who want to be "technically correct", and I know we
all do, especially Steve..., you have the right to use a patented idea if you
"invented" it before the patent was filed.  So, if you were using the layer
count idea before the Samsung patent was filed, you are legally in the
clear....now, you can all sleep better, I am sure...

Rudy Sedlak
RD Chemical Company

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