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		machrider on Oct 3, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent Troll: Anyone Using WiFi Infringes; Won't S... If they applied for the patent in 2001, how can they possibly sue users of wifi? 802.11 has been around longer than that.

caf on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

It's possible that the patent(s) are only alleged to apply to 802.11g and/or 802.11n implementations. At least one of the patents appears to relate to MIMO, which would apply only to 802.11n.

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