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To: docpaul who wrote (1789)8/31/2001 2:58:47 AM
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but if a company released the same product before the patent was released, FLSH would have little to protect them from that, unless the product was developed after November 14, 2000?

No. Wrong...any infringing product needs to have been developed before the filing date (in this case, April 5, 1999), and consequently recognized as 'prior art', to be safely immune from a valid patent holder's recourse; development before the grant date does not automatically assure safety. The 'filing date' is crucial.

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