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Martin Thompson
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:
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"Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> writes:
<Lots of stuff>
In direct answer to the question - you can't patent it now you've
disclosed it to the whole world!
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer :-)
Martin
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martin.j.thompson@trw.com
TRW Conekt, Solihull, UK
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JJ
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject:
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I you like to patent the obvious, go work for Microsoft, they know how
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KoKlust
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:15 am Post subject:
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Did you know that filing and maintaining a patent costs thousands of euros
(and even more amarican dollars) ? If you want a worldwide patent, it runs
in the ten thousands of euros.
So in order to get some returns on this investment you should see some
opportunity for yourself or for others to ever make this idea return such
amounts of money.
Ah well anyway it's up to you what you do with your money ;-)
"Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dcsqh7$8lj$1@news6.zwoll1.ov.home.nl...
| Quote: | I must thank the troll because thanks to him I have finally found out what
the hell it is I invented lol.
It's simply another universal code. (An interleaved one that is ;) which
has
fun properties :) )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_code
The question remains if it is possible to patent it ;), next I'll be
searching for patents on these universal codes :)
Bye,
Skybuck.
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Skybuck Flying
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:32 am Post subject:
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"Joe Pfeiffer" <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "jon@beniston.com" <jon@beniston.com> writes:
So... I am reading this website:
"How to get a patent"
Is there not a section that describes how your invention needs to be
kept secret before filing? Posting it on Usenet is not such a good
idea!
Not quite -- in the US, you have to file the patent application within
one year of publication or public use of the invention (35 USC
102(b). The law actually says "printed" publication, but I wouldn't
rely on that to keep a post on Usenet from invalidating a patent. I
believe the US is the only country that has the one-year grace period;
elsewhere, any prior publication invalidates the patent.
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It seems japan also has a "period of grace" "half a year".
I think this period of grace is really elegant and handy for inventors to
discuss there invention with others to learn more about it, to see if it's
unique or if there are other similiar inventions, what kind of invention it
is etc, etc, etc :) Hooray for the USA and Japan :)
Bye,
Skybuck. |
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Del Cecchi
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Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:15 am Post subject:
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"Andy Freeman" <anamax@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | In the United States, you have to keep it secret before *one year*
before filing,
I don't know what "United States" that the above is true in.
The US currently lets inventors claim their "invention date" as their
priority date and said date can be up to one year prior to the filing
date. Other countries use the filing date (including the US filing
date) as the priority date and any publication prior to said filing is
a bar (that is, makes the filing void).
Of course, patent advice that you get on usenet is worth less than what
you paid.
It is true in the United States which contains Minnesota. You have 1 |
year from disclosure or "offering for sale" to file the patent
application. Been There Done That. Sometimes got the Tshirt, sometimes
too slow. |
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