ODA win vs. Autodesk

I guess i missed this story, a bit old as far as news goes, but it sure does give time and much needed validity to a expected crushing defeat of a monopolies file mongering policies.

"Ann Linnehan of the USPTO recognized that Autodesk's case against the ODA was identical to the one it dropped against DS SolidWorks. Getting Autodesk off the ODA was "in the interest of judicial economy", Ms Linnehan added, "to avoid duplicating the efforts of the district [civil] court, and the possibility of reaching an inconsistent conclusion." She didn't want Autodesk doubling its chances by working in two jurisdictions."

http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/blog/2009/02/uspto-to-autodesk-no-delay.html

[a]utodesk always 'cheating' and strong arming to leverage the cad user. typical, nice to see them denied, atlast!