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Anyone have a definitive source on the state of the RSA patent in Canada? Thanks. -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-601-9777x3 Community ConneXion, Inc. FAX: 510-601-9734 The Internet Privacy Provider Dialin: 510-658-6376 http://www.c2.net/ (or login as "guest") sameer@c2.net
On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 sameer@c2.org wrote: > Anyone have a definitive source on the state of the RSA patent > in Canada? Thanks. I keep hearing that it is only patented in the States by virtue of having been presented in public before the application (which they did to avoid a gag order). I know that Schneier and others list it as only patented in the States. Are you wondering whether some odd provision of NAFTA would give it protection in Canada? Otherwise it should be public domain. Anyone else know for certain?
> On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 sameer@c2.org wrote: > > > Anyone have a definitive source on the state of the RSA patent > > in Canada? Thanks. > > I keep hearing that it is only patented in the States by virtue of having > been presented in public before the application (which they did to avoid a > gag order). I know that Schneier and others list it as only patented in > the States. > > Are you wondering whether some odd provision of NAFTA would give it > protection in Canada? Otherwise it should be public domain. Anyone else > know for certain? My understanding was that it couldn't be patented in Canada, because Canadian law does not acknowledge patents on algorithms.