summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/5d/edeab09343bea07c0cd4015ae683c0c206353f
blob: 38ccd4ba1a1e669b6299225a785fa473c108d020 (plain)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
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 <pete@petertodd.org>) 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: <CAAS2fgRhEJUT4JEXtZSqnNnBV=tLFD4qjLFOQpeA-V2jA_UtHg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BAY173-W1475F72C70BC089A82C20FCC300@phx.gbl>
	<5377892C.8080402@gmail.com>
	<CAAS2fgS-Ewj3T0-d=h7ET9dCz3+NPPYVOLDWd7T7oYY95x-sUA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALDj+Bbsb6JiLabTBx21k02dDvnmZZDCXmJ2mnh7DngBon202w@mail.gmail.com>
	<5379FF38.4050909@certimix.com>
	<20140519144709.GA29574@netbook.cypherspace.org>
	<CANEZrP3sDh3Q9T0xFi7maNQR9Z6R7gQ6vT5kjchcMkD0hMHOdw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAAS2fgRhEJUT4JEXtZSqnNnBV=tLFD4qjLFOQpeA-V2jA_UtHg@mail.gmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
 charset=UTF-8
From: Peter Todd <pete@petertodd.org>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 20:46:26 +0200
To: Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com>, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net>
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 <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] patents...
X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9
Precedence: list
List-Id: <bitcoin-development.lists.sourceforge.net>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>,
	<mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development>
List-Post: <mailto:bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
List-Help: <mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development>,
	<mailto:bitcoin-development-request@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=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 <gmaxwell@gmail.com> 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-----