Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > *From:* Jed Rothwell > > > Rossi's patent resembles Arata's. Rossi's own lawyers wrote many responses > trying to distinguish it from Arata. > > > > Are you confusing US patents with WIPO applications ? > > > > Which Arata patent at USPTO are you referring to? > Honestly, I do not recall. Years ago I read a bunch of letters filed by Rossi's patent lawyers arguing that his work is fundamentally different from Arata's. I think it is fundamentally different in some ways, but the reasons these lawyers listed seemed unimportant. There were better reasons, in my opinion. But I know little about patents. Perhaps those lawyers listed the kinds of differences the Patent Office wants to see. If Arata's patent applications have lapsed, I guess Rossi's patent attorney would want to show that his work is not like Arata's. Otherwise his claims would also lapse, wouldn't they? - Jed