SCO's right to protect its property

From: willjay (willjay_at_excite.com)
Date: 12/28/03 

Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:52 -0500

Can anyone tell me who I am quoting? I forget.

"A company's ability to own a patent is directly proportional to the
company's ability to protect the patent in court."

wj

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