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Re: Patents and trade secrets was: Encryption algorithms used in PrivaSoft
David Van Wie writes:
> It just moves the prior art date from the date of invention to the date
> of filing the patent application.
.pm writes:
> Can you explain that? It doesn't make much sense...
I'll ask a more specific question:
What happens if the chronology goes like this ?
(0) Alice invents a snaffleblort.
(1) Bob invents a snaffleblort.
(2) Bob files for a patent on a snaffleblort.
From what you said, it would appear that Alice's prior art won't count when
it comes to considering the validity of Bob's patent claim. Is that correct ?
-Futplex <[email protected]>