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

[Paolo Invernizzi via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 21:00:53 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
wrote:
> On 9/2/2014 4:10 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>>
>> They said this is an "ex partae" thing, where until the patent 
>> is
>> granted, I am not allowed to be part of the process. Only 
>> after a patent
>> is granted can I file a prior art notice.
>>
>
> Bureaucratic scams at their finest... :/

I don't know if what they told you it's accurate...
http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/faqs-preissuance-submissions.jsp

I'm going to ask to my consultant about that... it seems I 
totally need some clarification... *sigh*

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/Paolo Invernizzi