[Mono-list] RE: [DotGNU]Re: Collaboration on alternatives to the US-patent-en dangered APIs?

Dawkins, David david.dawkins@brooks.com
Sat, 11 Oct 2003 04:27:39 -0400


> According to the FSF patent lawyer, this design activity needs to be
> done outside of the US, and the person who does the design should not
> take it into the US with him.

I'm curious. What is the legally recognised tangible form of such a 
design?  

Is it a printed document?  A computer document? (If so, how about
copies of either type of document?)

Is it a laptop containing implementations of that design? How about
the author of the design itself?

Dave D