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- From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
- Subject: Re: PKP/RSA comments on PGP legality
- In-Reply-To: strnlght@netcom.com's message of Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:33:33 GMT
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:59:56 GMT
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- DS> == David Sternlight <strnlght@netcom.com>
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- DS> Moreover, others have had over 15 years to try to overthrow [the RSA
- DS> patent] and have not succeeded.
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- 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'm genuinely unfamiliar with the exact patent issues involved,
- particularly the dates...)
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