Messages in this thread | | | From | Marty Fouts <> | Subject | RE: Tux 2 patents | Date | Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:01:07 -0700 |
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This is not correct. There is a lot of partially correct information being passed around in this thread, and I strongly suggest that people who are interested not rely on what is being said here, but read the NOLO press book as a starter, and talk to an IP lawyer if you need to know the details.
Marty
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff V. Merkey [mailto:jmerkey@timpanogas.org] Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 11:52 AM To: Marty Fouts Cc: 'jesse'; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tux 2 patents
And you only get the year of protection **IF** you have filed a provisional patent application, which expires 12 months after it's issued. You must then file a non-provisional patent application before the year runs out, or you cannot patent the techniques.
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