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IANAL either, but I think the U.S. harmonization, when we changed from a "first to invent" to a "first to file" system to match EPO and JPO, those notes would take on a different meaning. I admit this is my conjecture, but I don't think notes would constitute a "first to file," reversing an award to another grantee. The question is, would they constititute "prior art," when they would not be public and therefore the examiner should have found it. If so, it might simply invalidate a patent.

That's the problem with changing the rules. When I took the PEIT course, the situation would play out just as you describe. But with "first to file?" I'll check it out, but it might take a couple of weeks.
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Too bad they can't balance their greed with their software quality!!  Bobby Sskcat | 02/03/04
Not the Whole World!  ShadeTree | 02/03/04
No, 95% of users laugh at him.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
Ummm Bit..we ALL know that you are both No_Ax and Shadetree...so..  Bobby Sskcat | 02/03/04
How can one so small be so wrong?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
Most of us don't really care that you are so small and so wrong!  B.O.F.H. | 02/03/04
Thanks for caring and responding.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
Typical Bit == Typical Axe...  John Le'Brecage | 02/03/04
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Typical Bit == Typical Axe...  John Le'Brecage | 02/03/04
Where???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
Time to leave, grasshopper.  zd-spam | 02/03/04
Ah, another that can't face the facts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
Since Zdnet loimits thread length. Here are your answers Axe.  John Le'Brecage | 02/03/04
Not Bit again!  ShadeTree | 02/04/04
Now you know...  BitTwiddler | 02/03/04
Uncaring  Bill4 | 02/03/04
Now don't go trampling egos, ShadeTree  IT_User | 02/03/04
So very true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
could care less?  dlevesqu | 02/04/04
The whole world? You're living in fantasy land.  marksashton | 02/03/04
The plane boss, the plaaane!  Spoon Jabber | 02/03/04
Well, at least betwen the two of you...  IT_User | 02/03/04
Most of the world does know  StorageGuru | 02/03/04
No, Linux is not "doomed" on the desktop  IT_User | 02/03/04
But that's exactly how Microsoft marketed it's software  voska | 02/04/04
It's always a balance...  John L. Ries | 02/03/04
Or maybe..  vdraken | 02/03/04
Not at all.  Fred Fredrickson | 02/03/04
Quibble  IT_User | 02/03/04
Fair Quibble, but...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/03/04
One more adjustment  IT_User | 02/03/04
Well Fred, I stand corrected  IT_User | 02/04/04
Possibly  John L. Ries | 02/04/04
Huh?  rapson | 02/03/04
Don't jump too fast now..  Bobby Sskcat | 02/03/04
These are my own posts  rapson | 02/03/04
What's a business to some...  IT_User | 02/03/04
Re: Huh  John L. Ries | 02/04/04
MS learned a lesson.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
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95% of the world agrees.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/03/04
But how many of those 95%...  Michael Kelly | 02/03/04
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I didn't think longhorn was out yet?  voska | 02/04/04
They still have much to learn then  Fred Fredrickson | 02/03/04
They really only need one...  BitTwiddler | 02/03/04
Electronic Solitare..  vdraken | 02/03/04
Electronic Solitare..  vdraken | 02/03/04
Chemical Patents  Bill4 | 02/03/04
The 05 budget as submitted  IT_User | 02/03/04
MS SQL works for me  Christian_<>< | 02/03/04
good job  JWatson77 | 02/03/04
Wake me up when Microsoft invents something.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/03/04
saving in xml a invention - come on (NT)  JWatson77 | 02/03/04
I'll admit that has me a bit worried  IT_User | 02/03/04
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