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I can understand the value of memorizing designs, plans, and technical drawings that are kept as proprietary information, but why bother memorizing a patent? Pa

I can understand the value of memorizing designs, plans, and technical drawings that are kept as proprietary information, but why bother memorizing a patent? Patents are public information and are only valid in the specific country granting the patent. Without additional local filings, foreign patents are not valid in America and vice versa.

monocasa 5y ago
Because Britain had a ban on exporting patents at the time and would search people leaving the country for patent documents, with jail time penalties.
- abfan1127 5y ago
  certainly that was before email, encryption, and zip files?
  - monocasa 5y ago
    Yes, this was the late 18th, early 19th century. A country's IP protectionism schemes obviously take a different approach now given modern communications media.