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Originally Posted by rryles
Sorry to nitpick but patents are public. There could be other commercial reasons though.
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Phorm's overall technology is currently Patent Pending though is does make use of some that are already patented. A level of protection is offered whilst the patent is being considered as long as it is registered and this would almost certainly include an FOI act exemption otherwise the act would be wide open to abuse by rival companies.
Also bear in mind that patents only describe the uses and applications of the new technology in broad terms in order to qualify as an invention under the terms of the relevant acts.