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A comment on United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' Patent System. Parent comment

Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by danielweber on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @12:17PM (#5369356)
SpaceX is in a very distinct position that its products are launched into space, making it very hard for a third-party to dissect and reproduce them.
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Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by gknoy on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @12:25PM (#5369411)
Industrial espionage is still very powerful, and recovery of boosters is also possible.
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Re:United States Transitions To A 'First-Inventor-To-File' P... by danielweber on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @12:57PM (#5369598)
SpaceX is probably protected against domestic copiers by trade secret law.
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