Hi John,
Again you have posed an interesting question on intellectual property
rights and protection. There are no easy answers. This field keeps millions
of lawyers busy.
The basic principles are easy. If you create something, it is yours. No one
can copy it. The copyright is yours. There is no
Hello
My understanding is that the US is a bit behind the rest of the world on
some patent issues. One is publishing. In the US, public disclosure
prohibits you from getting a patent like the rest of the world, but
public disclosure is broadly defined in the US, and narrowly deifned in
the res
Some thoughts on patents.
1) Is the design patentable? Note that there are mechanical patents and
design patents.
It is more expensive and more difficult to obtain a mechanical patent.
2) Is there already an existing patent, perhaps made by the original
designer or someone else?
Patent searchs a
There is so much confusion about patents. There are many myths
constantly circulating that just aren't true. It's not extremely
expensive, the originator of the invention is the patentor (typically).
There are two type of U.S. patents. etc. etc. etc
If your are truly interested in learning
The originator can not patent, as he has revealed his invention (prior art)
But you can patent the improvements (not the original idea)
But as Luke says - it's expensive.
Mike
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On Sun 28 Nov 1999 (08:31:30), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> What should be done in this situation so that everybody wins and is
> happy with the outcome? Have any of you been faced with this
> situation, and what did you do to resolve it?
I am not sure whether there are USA equivalents, but in
Hi Luke and everyone:
You wrote:
> As far as patenting a sundial design,
>I would say don't bother. Firstly, it will cost you about $5k to file it
>yourself and a lot more should you need to enforce it. I seriously doubt
>any sundial designer could afford such litigation. A patent gives you a
>l
Just a few informal observations (not legal advice).
The originator of a work has automatic copyrights even without registering
it, although registration (which is easy and inexpensive) does provide
additional rights (recovery of court costs, usually a prerequisite to
hiring a lawyer on a co
Fellow shadow watchers,
Those of you who went to the NASS conference may recall that, during the
final
informal session, I gave a brief, impromptu talk on The Dialist's Companion.
I
happened to have taken one with me, constructed for my latitude. This
generated
some interest, and I was slightly s
John,
If "prior art" can be shown then any current patent claim can be
voided, this has indeed happened. As far as patenting a sundial design,
I would say don't bother. Firstly, it will cost you about $5k to file it
yourself and a lot more should you need to enforce it. I seriously doubt
Hello all:
Hope all you Americans had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I have been having a discussion with a fellow dialist, who wishes to remain
anonymous at this point, about copyrights and patents. Maybe some of you
have also wondered about this before. Here is his dilemma : Let's say you
read an
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