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On 19 May 2014 20:43:15 CEST, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxw...@gmail.com> wrote: >There are other defensive approaches which are interesting than hoping >to use patents as a counter attack: For one— filing a patent gets the >work entered in the only database that USPTO examiners are >_guaranteed_ to consult when doing a prior art search, so it may have >a fighting chance of precluding someone else patenting the same >material later (they may also search the internet and use other >resources, but they're guaranteed to consult the existing patents and >applications). Interesting. Is that to say a viable strategy would be to apply for patents and let the application lapse? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: APG v1.1.1 iQFQBAEBCAA6BQJTelGCMxxQZXRlciBUb2RkIChsb3cgc2VjdXJpdHkga2V5KSA8 cGV0ZUBwZXRlcnRvZGQub3JnPgAKCRAZnIM7qOfwhQPlCACjJgJEyMYMtF+/dJJh TgWfVuE7E7QmwgWoQMBo7/5LgO1W5PQt9d3jfQ7gkrdCqTWs4HtA3lcgjdeEQ6ZW QvMFG5/xITVi85v2zlE9CteQZXLBTSI+J7VlkjqnJeftQkklvGjiDtNfaDDsTacV ZNem06V4fmBxNgzqmit2Roilp+NMQb2iM9Ofkr5FbI0cT/kzD/IJd2+Crqsu/uDU 8r2YQY0bbEf2wqxVdq5TSf1rFqqnWKHB3lD1GGRJ8n5BciBmysZL43jct8YABSgi BHFpJP2ii7gz076mRiBb+KwCo+1xKUYNpsJk1m7HND7PjqkXps+JHiNaWdr9vAxx raFO =L1oX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
