1998-09-10 - Re: radio net (fwd)
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From: Mok-Kong Shen <mok-kong.shen@stud.uni-muenchen.de>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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Reply To: <33CCFE438B9DD01192E800A024C84A19284623@mossbay.chaffeyhomes.com>
UTC Datetime: 1998-09-10 22:04:52 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:04:52 +0800
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From: Mok-Kong Shen <mok-kong.shen@stud.uni-muenchen.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:04:52 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: radio net (fwd)
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Bill Stewart wrote:
>
> Not per se, though there _is_ still one major restriction -
> the Defense Department gets a crack at patent applications,
> so if you try to patent a crypto algorithm or crypto phone,
> they can seize and classify your patent application and
> working materials, using the excuse of "national security".
> There was a case in the late 70s where somebody tried to patent
> a wimpy analog scrambler for CB radios, and got it seized,
> and a number of patent applications that got delayed a long time.
It seems then to be advisable to apply for international patents
simultaneously. One can e.g. apply for a European patent that is
valid for a number of countries.
M. K. Shen
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- 1998-09-09 (Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:42:02 +0800) - RE: radio net (fwd) - Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net>
- 1998-09-09 (Wed, 9 Sep 1998 16:24:44 +0800) - RE: radio net (fwd) - Matt Elliott <melliott@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
- 1998-09-10 (Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:20:58 +0800) - Re: radio net (fwd) - Michael Motyka <mmotyka@lsil.com>
- 1998-09-10 (Thu, 10 Sep 1998 19:07:38 +0800) - Re: radio net (fwd) - Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com>
- 1998-09-10 (Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:09:08 +0800) - Re: radio net (fwd) - Dave Emery <die@pig.die.com>
- 1998-09-10 (Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:04:52 +0800) - Re: radio net (fwd) - Mok-Kong Shen <mok-kong.shen@stud.uni-muenchen.de>
- 1998-09-11 (Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:35:53 +0800) - Re: radio net (fwd) - Michael Motyka <mmotyka@lsil.com>