Re: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer

H. Peter Anvin
2009-04-27T20:07:22Z

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