2 Jan
2006
2 Jan
'06
9:08 a.m.
> Just my 2p worth, but if you think the algorithms
may be patentable
> it could be worth patenting them before $evil_megacorp does. [...]
> It would be better to have one of the "good guys" holding the
> patents.
It's essentially 'published' now.
Doesn't that mean a 'prior art'
defense will work?
Most places, I think so. But in the USA, there's traditionally been a
one-year grace period between publication and unpatentability. (I put
it that way because whether it's still so I don't know.)
Of course, whether Dave cares about patents in the USA is another
matter, seeing as how he's in Canada.
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