Can theories be copyrighted? Harry
On 12/5/2008 4:37 PM, OrionWorks wrote: > Reading Ed and Mike's comments makes me wonder why in the world BLP > would attempt to patent a theoretical process involving the > calculation of electron states via software simulations. > > Is this latest battle related to Randy's Millsian Molecular Modeling > endeavors, or is this a follow-up to recent alleged "breakthroughs" > involving excess heat using the new "breakthrough" solid fuel base. > > It's as if BLP is attempting to explore a different legal strategy: To > establish a precedent, where they are trying to legitimize the CQM > theory indirectly through software simulations that are presumably > backed by physical evidence. ...Perhaps I should say, one better hope > BLP can back up their computer simulations with real physical > evidence!!! > > This is an interesting conundrum from my perspective as sharper minds > than mine have always stressed the fact that a theory or an idea can > not be patented, at least not within the United States. When dealing > with the development of industrial processes, such as a novel way to > generate excess heat as BLP hopes to cash in on, I was under the > impression that only a process, a procedure, or improvement to a > process or procedure can be patented. The theory explaining why the > process or procedure seems to work should (in practice) take second > stage to actual physical evidence. OTOH, I gather the "theory" in > question has not always taken second stage to physical evidence such > as when BLP attempted to explain the reasons behind some of their > experimental evidence as modeled through CQM theory. > > I believe it has been suggested more than once that BLP would fare > better if they would simply focus their finite resources on patenting > procedures for which their experimental evidence reveals the > generation of substantial amounts of excess heat. > > Perhaps I'm not seeing the bigger picture, because this recent UK > endeavor gives me the impression that BLP continues to spend an > inadvisable amount of time and effort on attempts to legitimize CQM > rather than focusing on protecting the actual processes that are known > to generate substantial amounts of heat. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks >
