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Has the "mail to yourself" thing been done successfully? I have trouble believing a million-dollar court case can be decided upon the tamper-resistance of a che
by prodigal_erik 16y ago
Has the "mail to yourself" thing been done successfully? I have trouble believing a million-dollar court case can be decided upon the tamper-resistance of a cheap paper envelope. And all prior art must be published somewhere in order to have any effect on patentability, so the envelope could only establish a priority date.
- Shooter 16y agoIt is most definitely NOT a valid method.
- sagacity 16y ago> so the envelope could only establish a priority date. As I understand, this is exactly what the OP is after. :-) If OP has a provable priority date, a future patent holder can't sue the OP. Or can he still? I guess only a patent attorney can tell.
- gpjt 16y agoThanks for the ideas! Re: posting -- I guess I would worry that the "attacker" would say that although the letter proved that I posted myself something on a given date, if the package was not tamperproof then it could have been anything. OTOH the idea of filing a provisional patent sounds very plausible, albeit perhaps expensive.
- sagacity 16y ago> the letter proved that I posted myself something on a given date This is where the notary angle kicks in. Notary records will prove the date (2nd proof of date, btw) as well as the content. (Strict legal angle apart, I think this simplistic method packs a lot of sophistication!)