> The idea behind patents is kind of contract:
>
> - The government grants a legal protection to the registrant,
> for a given time period,
>
> - In return, the registrant releases it's technology to public
> domain at the end of this time period.
If memory serves, the technology actually needs to released at the time of
patent application. It is called full disclosure.
Mark
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