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It's based on an earlier language called Blue, which he, \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_2\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EBett\u003C\/span\u003E Koch, and John Rosenberg came up with in 1994. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_3\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EBlueJ\u003C\/span\u003E was developed to support the learning and teaching of object-oriented programming, and its design differs from other development environments. A main screen graphically shows the class structure of an application under development (in a \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_4\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EUML\u003C\/span\u003E-like diagram), and objects can be interactively created and tested. One of the fundamental features of the system is an interactive way to instantiate and invoke objects called the \"Object Bench\". \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn May 2005, \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_5\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EKölling\u003C\/span\u003E noticed that Microsoft's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Visual_Studio\"\u003EVisual Studio\u003C\/a\u003E had added a new feature they called \"Object Test Bench\" which looked very similar to what \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_6\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EKölling\u003C\/span\u003E had developed earlier. This information came to \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_7\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EKölling's\u003C\/span\u003E attention as a result of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/danielfe\/archive\/2005\/06\/14\/428973.aspx\"\u003Eblog entry\u003C\/a\u003E by Dan Fernandez, Lead Product Manager of Visual Studio Express, which basically admitted that developers were \"inspired\" by \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_8\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EBlueJ\u003C\/span\u003E. While \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_9\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EKölling\u003C\/span\u003E did not object to the use of the technology, he expressed in a separate \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bluej.org\/vs\/vs-bj.html\"\u003Eblog entry\u003C\/a\u003E that \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-corrected\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_10\"\u003Eattribution\u003C\/span\u003E should have been given to the creators of this software.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELo and behold, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\/sections\/software\/software.jhtml?articleId=197001090\"\u003Eword got out\u003C\/a\u003E that, on October 20, 2005, Microsoft filed for a patent application titled \"Object test bench\" (US Publication \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/appft1.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2\u0026Sect2=HITOFF\u0026amp;p=1\u0026u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;r=1\u0026f=G\u0026amp;l=50\u0026co1=AND\u0026amp;d=PG01\u0026s1=20060101406.PGNR.\u0026amp;OS=DN\/20060101406\u0026amp;RS=DN\/20060101406\"\u003E2006\/0101406\u003C\/a\u003E), which covered this same technology. Needless to say, the open-source community became enraged, and started mobilizing a campaign to stop the application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the companies that was contacted was Sun \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_11\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMicrosystems\u003C\/span\u003E. \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_12\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EBlueJ\u003C\/span\u003E is a cross platform program, and uses Sun’s Java Programming Language. After reviewing the application, Simon Phipps, chief open source officer at Sun \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_13\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMicrosystems\u003C\/span\u003E, labeled the patent attempt as \"disgusting\" and created a blog entry of his own, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bluej.org\/mrt\/?p=21\"\u003Edisparaging\u003C\/a\u003E the application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_14\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EKölling's\u003C\/span\u003E blog then began exploding - his blog entry made the front pages of \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_15\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003Edigg\u003C\/span\u003E, slashdot, \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_16\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003Ereddit\u003C\/span\u003E and del.icio.us. The article had more than 40,000 hits in just over 24 hours. It wasn't long before the word got back to Jason \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_17\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMatusow\u003C\/span\u003E, Sr. Director of \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_18\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EIP\u003C\/span\u003E and Interoperability at Microsoft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo Microsoft's credit, they acted quickly to diffuse the situation. Late yesterday, Microsoft \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Burnette\/?p=246\"\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E that the patent application would officially be dropped, and that the filing of the application was the result of an error. According to \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_19\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMatusow\u003C\/span\u003E, there was a \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_20\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003Emiscommunication\u003C\/span\u003E between the researchers and the lawyers, and as a result the application was submitted for Object Bench itself instead of the surrounding code that Microsoft created. As for the conspiracy theorists that claimed that the application was part of a larger \"patent grab\" by Microsoft, \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_21\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMatusow\u003C\/span\u003E responded, saying \"[t]hat doesn't make any sense . . . there's no logic to it. Why would you patent something in a space where you know there is prior art? There would be litigation, and you would know you couldn't be successful.\" \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the end, everyone seemed happy with the outcome, and this case provides a good example of how \"community review\" of patent applications can benefit patent applicants and the public-at-large. Another interesting aspect of all this is a newly-apparent appreciation by all parties of the power of blogs. According to \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_22\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003EMatusow\u003C\/span\u003E, Microsoft has over 3000 \u003Cspan class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_23\" onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\"\u003Ebloggers\u003C\/span\u003E, which helped improve the quickness of the response. In his mind, this incident only \"strengthens the case for customer-facing blogs.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee Ed Burnett's excellent blog coverage of this issue \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Burnette\/?p=245\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Burnette\/?p=246\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/271patent.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1916556290116358686\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=6851300\u0026postID=1916556290116358686\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6851300\/posts\/default\/1916556290116358686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6851300\/posts\/default\/1916556290116358686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/271patent.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/ad-hoc-community-patent-review-and.html","title":"Ad Hoc \"Community Patent Review\" (and Blogs) Claims Microsoft Software Patent"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02481083706071978817"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});