You're insane. On Thu, Dec 6, 2018, 4:13 PM Jim O'Flaherty <jim.oflaherty...@gmail.com wrote:
> Remember, patents are a STRATEGIC mechanism as well as a legal mechanism. > As soon as a patent is publically filed (for example, as utility, and > following provisional), the text and claims in the patent immediately > become prior art globally as of the original filing date REGARDLESS of > whether the patent is eventually approved or rejected. IOW, a patent filing > is a mechanism to ensure no one else can make a similar claim without > risking this filing being used as a possible prior art refutation. > > I know this only because it is a strategy option my company is using in an > entirely different unrelated domain. The patent filing is defensive such > that someone else cannot make a claim and take our inventions away from us > just because the coincidentally hit near our inventions. > > So considering Google's past and their participation in the OIN, it is > very likely Google's patent is ensuring the ground all around this area is > sufficiently salted to stop anyone from attempting to exploit nearby patent > claims. > > > Respectfully, > > Jim O'Flaherty > > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 5:44 PM Erik van der Werf <erikvanderw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 11:28 PM Rémi Coulom <remi.cou...@free.fr> wrote: >> >>> Also, the AlphaZero algorithm is patented: >>> https://patentscope2.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2018215665 >>> >> >> So far it just looks like an application (and I don't think it will be be >> difficult to oppose, if you care about this) >> >> Erik >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> Computer-go@computer-go.org >> http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > Computer-go@computer-go.org > http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
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