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

[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 8/26/2014 2:30 PM, Brad Anderson 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?
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> They do.
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> http://meta.patents.stackexchange.com/a/107

Well, I attempted to make a filing of prior art. The application form requires 
an "application number" and a "patent number". I can't find the patent number, 
and the form rejects my filing.

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