RE: Web Application Penetration Testing Methodology Patent

Quoting pentester2189114_at_hushmail.com:
> It’s important that this be one piece of “prior art,” rather than two
> or more pieces that, when linked together, invalidate all of the claims.
> Tools that do some of this stuff are abundant and don’t necessarily
> cause the PTO to change anything. One piece of “prior art” that 1) crawls,
> 2) discovers the links and input fields, 3) sends unauthorized requests,
> 4) reports on the results. This can be software, but it can also be
> a methodology followed by a pen tester as documented in his/her report.
> The “prior art” needs to be older than March 3, 2000, and it’s better
> if it predates March 3, 1999.

Does that mean, therefore, that they cannot encorce their patent against
products or methodologies that only use a portion of what the patent covers?

Thanks
Sullo

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