« The NSA has the ability to file for a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office under gag order. Unlike a normal patent, the NSA's is never revealed to the public and never expires. However, if the Patent Office receives an application for an identical patent from a third party, they will reveal the NSA's patent and officially grant it to the NSA for the full term on that date. » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#Patent(...)
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Posté par Alban Crequy (site web personnel) . En réponse au journal La NSA et la vie privée. Évalué à 2.
« The NSA has the ability to file for a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office under gag order. Unlike a normal patent, the NSA's is never revealed to the public and never expires. However, if the Patent Office receives an application for an identical patent from a third party, they will reveal the NSA's patent and officially grant it to the NSA for the full term on that date. »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency#Patent(...)