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On 11/5/24 16:51, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 14:32:21 -0500, bad sector wrote:
> 
>> On 11/4/24 14:35, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> One important thing Netscape did before going completely defunct was to
>>> open-source the browser.
>>
>> THAT was a class act! I did something vaguely similar when I took out a
>> provisional patent and then let it lapse for the express purpose of thus
>> hard-wiring the idea into public domain to prevent anyone from ever
>> being able to take out a patent on the same idea.
> 
> Patents in the public interest ... now THAT I can applaud!

yeah, I was rather proud of it, seems like in another life now

> But then, simply publishing the idea would, in theory, count as “prior
> art”, wouldn’t it? Though in practice it is very hard to get patents
> invalidated anyway, at least in the US system (also *cough* East Texas
> *cough*).

Ideally 'prior art' would block another applicant, but yes, once granted 
overturning would be a task and a half, especially with thin records.