misc.legal.computing #4107 - Korea now accepts secret US patent applications

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		--Steve Bellovin

In article <CD3H47.3Kz at world.std.com>, srctran at world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) writes:
>     On July 29, 1993, the republic of South Korea became the 17th country
> to sign an agreement with the United States to protect patent rights of
> patent applications fild in the United States for which the government
> has classified secret and indefinitely delay the prosecution of the patent.
> Existing countries, mostly COCOM members, are: Australia, Belgium, Canada,
> Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
> Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and United Kingdom.
> 
>     For more information on secrecy aspects of US patents, contact Robert
> Garrett at the Patent Office, 703-308-0753.
> -- 
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