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Are you saying that anyone who independently derived the mechanism — before the first machine was made public or the patent diagrams were published — should als
by gorgoiler 4y ago
Are you saying that anyone who independently derived the mechanism — before the first machine was made public or the patent diagrams were published — should also be granted the patent?
Once your rival has manufactured and sold their sausage making machine you can take it apart to see how it works. Perhaps you just claim you’ve never done this?
- CogitoCogito 4y ago> Are you saying that anyone who independently derived the mechanism — before the first machine was made public or the patent diagrams were published — should also be granted the patent? You seem incredulous that a "first to invent" system could work, but US moved away from that system less than a decade ago. Edit: Never mind the first post was about independent derivations. That's not the same thing. My mistake.
- yarg 4y agoDo I need to quote myself? I said things will still end up in court - and the end-product in the example that you're giving will be too similar to the patented invention to stand up in court.