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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
George Patterson wrote: Larry Dighera wrote: Ironically, the "invention" seems to have been granted to one of your neighbors: You have a peculiar idea of what constitutes a neighbor. Jay lives about 435 miles away from that guy. Just an instant away when you have the improbability drive :-) |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
"george" wrote in message You have a peculiar idea of what constitutes a neighbor. Jay lives about 435 miles away from that guy. Just an instant away when you have the improbability drive :-) And a darned long crawl when you have the pangalactic gargleblaster. -c |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
Robert M. Gary wrote:
I'm probaly a bit negative but in my opinion, today, patents are really used as amo in IP lawsuites. It's a game of which company can throw more patents at the wall. I've consulted on both sides of such lawsuits and always find its much more a game of trying to find a way to get rid of competitors than actually protecting true IP, although not always. If you're not already familiar with it, you might find a case in the Electronic Design industry interesting. Company B patented some work that employee X developed. They sent a letter to company A saying "you may be infringing on our patents." Company A checks their records, finds out the material was developed by X when he worked for them and files suit for IP theft. Company B is currently trying to prove that the patents in question actually represent prior art and therefore null and void. |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
Jay Honeck opined
AvWeb reported today that a patent has been issued for an anti-gravity space ship. At first I thought it was a joke, but a little Googling came up with this: (Sorry for the bizarre formatting): ************************************************* * USPTO issues anti-gravity patent US 6,960,975 titled "Space vehicle propelled by the pressure of inflationary vacuum state," has a first claim lots snipped "[Approving these kind of patents can] make it easier for scam artists to con people if they can get patents for screwball ideas." But despite their best efforts, mistakes are inevitable and patents may be granted to unworkable ideas. Some 5,000 examiners must currently handle a load of 350,000 applications per year. If you haven't realized it yet, the Patent Office is severely broken. Almost anything can be patented. -ash Cthulhu in 2005! Why wait for nature? |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
We have strick reporting requirements here. We are required to save all
our "lab notes" (still never seen an actual lab ). We are required to have peers sign our designs saying it was explained to them on this date. We then forward that to our IP attorney. We are also required to take IP law refresher training every 2 years (like a BFR! ) -Robert Software Designer |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
Patented, yes. Enforced, no. What good is an unenforceable patent??
-Robert |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
It gets you your moment of fame. Hmmmm, what will I patent???????
Robert M. Gary wrote: Patented, yes. Enforced, no. What good is an unenforceable patent?? -Robert |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
But despite their best efforts, mistakes are inevitable and patents may be
granted to unworkable ideas. Some 5,000 examiners must currently handle a load of 350,000 applications per year So? I'm not sure why anyone would care about a patent being issue for an unworkable idea. So the inventor is out $15,000 in attorney fees, so what? The problem with the patent office happens when a patent officer accepts a patent for something that is not patentable or too similar to an existing patent. When you submit your patent the examiner will return similar patents and require you to reword yours so it doesn't overlap the existing patent. However, worst case the examiner gets it wrong. So what? You try to stop someone from using your idea, that person takes you to court and shows your idea already existed somewhere else, judge throws our your patent. I"m not seeing the danger here. -Robert (holder 3 U.S. patents, additional patents pending) |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
You try to stop someone from using your idea, that
person takes you to court and shows your idea already existed somewhere else, judge throws our your patent. I"m not seeing the danger here. There are several dangers, among them the effective awarding of rights to the one with the biggest pocket. "Patenting everything - let the courts decide" puts the onus on the general public to risk huge losses by adopting an method which was inappropriately patented (such as the method of using only one click to shop). It was dangerous enough so that Borders and B&N have implemented "two click" methods just to avoid lawyers. If B&N won't take on a dumb patent, I doubt that mom and pop stores will dare. So, Amazon inappropriately gets to use "just one click" to shop, as if it were not only novel, but a significant feat (though it could be a significant advantage). Also, existing patents (defended or not) serve as a benchmark against which other methods are evaluated for patentability. The ball keeps rolling, and one day we may find ourselves paying royalties on the idea of writing a book on a PDA. Jose -- He who laughs, lasts. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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An anti-gravity space vehicle?
Robert M. Gary opined
Patented, yes. Enforced, no. What good is an unenforceable patent?? -Robert One of the things that have been patented is the xor cursor. SOmething that had been in use for years before the patent was issued. It was/is a pain and expensive to break such stupidities. -ash Cthulhu in 2005! Why wait for nature? |
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