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Re: Accessor methods and (auto)release: conclusion

Re: Accessor methods and (auto)release: conclusion

on 02-08-06 4:34 AM, Marcel Weiher at email@hidden wrote:

> Another issue to be aware of is that autorelease-pools are patented by
> Apple.

Anybody interested in reading the autorelease pool patents can go to the US
Patent and Trademark Office Web site and search for patents nos. 5,687,370,
6,026,415, and 6,304,884. <http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm>

Ali Ozer is one of the inventors on all of them.

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