Subj : Re: Improving read-write lock
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Ronald Landheer-Cieslak
Date : Wed Mar 02 2005 08:48 am

Joe Seigh wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:07:58 -0800, SenderX <xxx@xxx.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Maybe.  I probably didn't remember.  At any rate, if I post anything to
>>> a newsgroups, it's to put it in the public domain.  So no permission is
>>> required.
>>
>>
>> I think there might be a time limit for claming and patenting publicized
>> prior art...
>>
>> ;)
>>
>>
> About 6 months according to the IP lawyers I've spoken to.  Though in
> practice
> it seems to be quite a bit longer than that.  I've seen patents on stuff
> that's
> been in the public domain for 30 years.
Such as FAT?

rlc

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