The US Patent Office has responded quickly to Tim Berners-Lee's request for the Eolas patent (906) on browser plug-ins to be re-examined. CNet reports:
"A substantial outcry from a widespread segment of the affected industry has essentially raised a question of patentability with respect to the 906 patent claims," Stephen Kunin, the USPTO's deputy commissioner for patent examination policy, wrote in his order for re-examination. "This creates an extraordinary situation for which a director-ordered examination is an appropriate remedy."Kunin specifically cited the technologies that the W3C had raised in its request for re-examination.
