17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Jim choate says:
However, RC4 is probably not patentable at this point -- unless Bidzos has a "submarine patent" in process, which I wouldn't put past him.
If there was considerable use prior to the patent application then there would be a good case to be made that it was in the public domain because of this use.
A "submarine" patent application would have been made before the public use. .pm