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Phony Nakamoto applying for Bitcoin patents
From: John Newman <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:00 AM
Subject: Phony Nakamoto applying for Bitcoin patents
>http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0Z61GM
I wonder how much luck he will have getting patents.  My impression is that under European law, patents cannot be granted if disclosure of the invention has preceded the filing; American law used to, and may still, allow disclosure up to one year before filing for the patents.  Since Bitcoin is well over 6 years old, perhaps it will be considered 'disclosed' already.      Jim Bell
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