"Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com> writes:
> >
> >    Perry> No, that's not correct in either case. rc2 was openly published by
> >    Perry> them, rc4 is almost impossible for them to claim trade secret
> >
> >  Okay, rc2 remains as is.
> 
> rc2 is described in RFC 2268, which also notes that it's a registered trademark.

So presumably the algorithm stays and the name changes.

Perry