[AlbertCory]

> a thread about prior art

since I wrote that: it's actually pretty rare that a defendant can actually use a piece of prior art in a case, but there's always a hope that ONE time, you will.

The other difficulty is that lawyers and jurors will make fun of anything that's too old. I know, it isn't fair, but you do have to overcome a built-in bias against ancient stuff.

I realize you're not talking about litigation, but that was what I meant.

[WalterBright]

An old email I had once saved me from an expensive lawsuit.