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Article #2303Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality
From: Steve Simmons
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:41
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:41
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ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis) writes: >DS> == David Sternlight <strnlght@netcom.com> > DS> Moreover, others have had over 15 years to try to overthrow [the RSA > DS> patent] and have not succeeded. >Since US patents, as I recall, expire in 17 years after the date of issue, >without means of renewal, is this a sign that the patent status of RSA will >soon become merely a historical curiosity? I just spoke to our corporate lawyer who is an expert in such stuff. U.S. patents expire 17 years after issue, with no renewal. Thus if it's been out there 15 years, it's only go two years to go. Wait it out. -- "You can't get here from here."
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.security.pgp Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!hela.iti.org!hela.iti.org!scs From: scs@iti.org (Steve Simmons) Subject: Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality Message-ID: <scs.724599694@hela.iti.org> Sender: usenet@iti.org (Hela USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: hela.iti.org Organization: Industrial Technology Institute References: <hmiller.724397340@lucpul.it.luc.edu> <1992Dec15.110814.27222@netcom.com> <0#=rh9n@dixie.com> <1992Dec16.173333.12868@netcom.com> <CKD.92Dec16145954@loiosh.eff.org> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:41:34 GMT Lines: 17