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Should this be granted a patent?
Assuming Phil knows a bit about encryption and security, (I think we can agree he does) has something ahead of the competition, and can sell it to the market at a high value, does it qualify as patentable? Is this something that should be allowed to have a patent?

Obviously I would say yes, this is a "little guy" (more or less) that has invested a lot of time, effort and I am sure dollars into an "idea". Is that any different than some one whose "idea" is a better mouse trap? I don't believe so. Both require the same things, a good "idea" and the willingness to take the chance and invest in it.

In my view, this is exactly why we do have patents...
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 07/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Should this be granted a patent?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/26/05
Um  Roger Ramjet | 07/27/05
Skype already has the most exquisite implementation of PKI and AES crypto  george_ou | 07/27/05
Skype crypto is undocumented, therefore untrustable  billstewart_z | 08/05/05

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