[OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

[H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d]

On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 09:30:39PM +0000, Brad Anderson via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 at 21:26:36 UTC, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d
> wrote:
> >D has had immutable for years! Surely that counts as prior art?? Does
> >the patent office accept prior art submissions?
> >
> >
> >T
> 
> They do.
> 
> http://meta.patents.stackexchange.com/a/107

Should the D community file for prior art in the immutable case? It
might become very important for D's future.


T

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