CONTEST
Competed
$1,500
This contest is closed.
Problem
Patexia seeks prior art regarding the serial ATA specification.
Three documents are requested:
- a presentation from the Intel Developer Forum, Fall 2001 that describes the final serial ATA specification
- the final serial ATA 1.0 specification from August 2001 that was publicly available on May 2002 or earlier
- the final serial ATA 1.0 specification from April 2002 that was publicly available on May 2002 or earlier
The final specifications may include revisions to the SATA 1.0 specification, as long as they include the final specifications from either August 2001 or April 2002, and the document describing those versions was publicly available on May 2002 or earlier.
Do not post any confidential information on this website. Confidential documentation or documents not otherwise publicly available will be immediately disqualified and will not be considered.
The following questions have been successfully answered by a community member:
- question 1
- question 2
- question 3
Questions
| # | Question | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is one of the submitted references a presentation from the Intel Developer Forum, Fall 2001 that details the final serial ATA 1.0 specification? | T/F |
| 2 | Is one of the submitted references a final serial ATA 1.0 specification released on August 2001 that was publicly available on May 2002 or earlier? | T/F |
| 3 | Is one of the submitted references a final serial ATA 1.0 specification released on April 2002 that was publicly available on May 2002 or earlier? | T/F |
Additional Notes
This is a Prior Art Search contest aimed at determining if a patent idea was known and publicly available before a patent was filed.
This contest will close on Sunday, December 21st, 2015 at 11:59 PM PST and is subject to modified prize distribution awards:
- the earliest submission of each requested and not otherwise submitted document will be designated as a winner and receive $500 per qualified document
Please review the Contest Rules. For more information on how to submit to this Contest type, please read the Intro to Prior Art Search page.
