Received: from sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.193] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WmSa8-0005Gi-8O for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 18:46:40 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of petertodd.org designates 62.13.148.100 as permitted sender) client-ip=62.13.148.100; envelope-from=pete@petertodd.org; helo=outmail148100.authsmtp.co.uk; Received: from outmail148100.authsmtp.co.uk ([62.13.148.100]) by sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) id 1WmSa7-0000Z8-1B for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 May 2014 18:46:40 +0000 Received: from mail-c235.authsmtp.com (mail-c235.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.235]) by punt15.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id s4JIkWvO040075; Mon, 19 May 2014 19:46:32 +0100 (BST) Received: from [100.125.13.180] (static.kpn.net [194.151.204.54] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/) with ESMTP id s4JIkR2A041392 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 19 May 2014 19:46:30 +0100 (BST) User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: References: <5377892C.8080402@gmail.com> <5379FF38.4050909@certimix.com> <20140519144709.GA29574@netbook.cypherspace.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From: Peter Todd Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:46:26 +0200 To: Gregory Maxwell , Mike Hearn Message-ID: <4f52185b-7fc3-4802-9ce5-824f9569c2bd@email.android.com> X-Server-Quench: e48d2f7d-df85-11e3-b396-002590a15da7 X-AuthReport-Spam: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-AuthRoute: OCd2Yg0TA1ZNQRgX IjsJECJaVQIpKltL GxAVKBZePFsRUQkR aQdMdwsUFVQNAgsB AmIbWl1eVFt7WmM7 agNVcwRYY1RMXwF0 VUxWRlRXCwQmQhh7 f0V8UGhycwRFcXw+ bU9qXj4OWEwudxB6 FlMAQ2UDeGZhPWMC AkNRcR5UcAFPdx8U a1UrBXRDAzANdhES HhM4ODE3eDlSNilR RRkIIFQOdA4TFyIx QQwZW3NpdQAA X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633532353630.1023:706 X-AuthFastPath: 0 (Was 255) X-AuthSMTP-Origin: 194.151.204.54/465 X-AuthVirus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system. Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by punt15.authsmtp.com id s4JIkWvO040075 X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record X-Headers-End: 1WmSa7-0000Z8-1B Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] patents... X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 18:46:40 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 19 May 2014 20:43:15 CEST, Gregory Maxwell wrote: >There are other defensive approaches which are interesting than hoping >to use patents as a counter attack: For one=E2=80=94 filing a patent get= s the >work entered in the only database that USPTO examiners are >_guaranteed_ to consult when doing a prior art search, so it may have >a fighting chance of precluding someone else patenting the same >material later (they may also search the internet and use other >resources, but they're guaranteed to consult the existing patents and >applications). Interesting. Is that to say a viable strategy would be to apply for paten= ts and let the application lapse? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: APG v1.1.1 iQFQBAEBCAA6BQJTelGCMxxQZXRlciBUb2RkIChsb3cgc2VjdXJpdHkga2V5KSA8 cGV0ZUBwZXRlcnRvZGQub3JnPgAKCRAZnIM7qOfwhQPlCACjJgJEyMYMtF+/dJJh TgWfVuE7E7QmwgWoQMBo7/5LgO1W5PQt9d3jfQ7gkrdCqTWs4HtA3lcgjdeEQ6ZW QvMFG5/xITVi85v2zlE9CteQZXLBTSI+J7VlkjqnJeftQkklvGjiDtNfaDDsTacV ZNem06V4fmBxNgzqmit2Roilp+NMQb2iM9Ofkr5FbI0cT/kzD/IJd2+Crqsu/uDU 8r2YQY0bbEf2wqxVdq5TSf1rFqqnWKHB3lD1GGRJ8n5BciBmysZL43jct8YABSgi BHFpJP2ii7gz076mRiBb+KwCo+1xKUYNpsJk1m7HND7PjqkXps+JHiNaWdr9vAxx raFO =3DL1oX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----