The patent is granted!
Patent #7,512,655, aka “System and method for managing information and collaborating” was granted by the US Patent Office on March 31. Congradulations to all my former colleagues. My part in that effort was small, but it was a huge honor to work with such an amazing team of technologists.
It took almost 10 years, but it finally came through. Congrats guys.
Cheers,
Eric
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