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1994-09-15 - Re: RC4 compatibility testing

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
To: Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
Message Hash: 869bc86e42c22123d0cade37fea3e4d78e5d229d53fc3076adc5a41f77d50d5d
Message ID: <9409151227.AA04325@snark.imsi.com>
Reply To: <199409150024.TAA15131@zoom.bga.com>
UTC Datetime: 1994-09-15 12:27:36 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 15 Sep 94 05:27:36 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 94 05:27:36 PDT
To: Jim choate <ravage@bga.com>
Subject: Re: RC4 compatibility testing
In-Reply-To: <199409150024.TAA15131@zoom.bga.com>
Message-ID: <9409151227.AA04325@snark.imsi.com>
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Jim choate says:
> > However, RC4 is probably not patentable at this point -- unless Bidzos
> > has a "submarine patent" in process, which I wouldn't put past him.

> If there was considerable use prior to the patent application then there 
> would be a good case to be made that it was in the public domain because
> of this use.

A "submarine" patent application would have been made before the
public use.

.pm

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