ECC patents?

[James A. Donald]

    --
Alexander Klimov
> But (potential) problem still persists: even if 
> openssl implements ECC it does not save you from 
> patent issues if they exist.

Anyone can claim to have patented anything.  Someone
recently patented the wheel, to show how bad the
situation is.   I think these guys are just blowing
smoke.  It has been a long time, and no one has paid out 
money on an ECC patent yet. 

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