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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:06:24 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer
Theodore Tso wrote:
> Simply preparing a patent application for filing can take a
> non-trivial amount of time. I'd suggest that you should ask your
> patent attorney whether he is planning on filing internationally, or
> just in the US.
>
> If he (or she) is only planning only in the US, unlike the rest of the
> world, the US is not a first-to-file, so as long as you have proof of
> when you invented it --- for example, getting a description of your
> invention notarized --- you might be able to get clearance from your
> legal department to submit the patch while the patent application is
> getting prepared.
Keep in mind, though, the one-year disclosure-to-file statutory bar.
-hpa
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