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Linux patent pool to push for 'defensive publication' (Network World)Linux patent pool to push for 'defensive publication' (Network World)Posted Aug 9, 2008 0:25 UTC (Sat) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510)Parent article: Linux patent pool to push for 'defensive publication' (Network World) Plain old published source code is at least somewhat protective, just look for "Perens" in a full-text search of the USPTO database to see an example of where it's worked. There are a few patents there that reference Electric Fence as prior art. However, you can make more claims in a defensive publication than might be exercised by your source code.
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