1995-09-22 - Re: Patents and trade secrets was: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft

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From: David Van Wie <dvw@hamachi.epr.com>
To: “‘cypherpunks’” <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-22 01:53:54 UTC
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From: David Van Wie <dvw@hamachi.epr.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 18:53:54 PDT
To: "'cypherpunks'" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Patents and trade secrets was: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft
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>> Now, this is all expected to change, to become more harmonious
>> with the rest of the world.  The changes that I've heard are
>> 1) Go to first-to-file instead of first-to-invent

Michael Shields wrote:

> Does this mean that prior art would no longer invalidate a patent?

No.  It just moves the prior art date from the date of invention to the date 
of filing the patent application.

dvw

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