Re: radio net (fwd)

[Mok-Kong Shen <mok-kong.shen@stud.uni-muenchen.de>]

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