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> very hard to believe there's a patent system anywhere that doesn't require you to attest that the thing your applying to patent was invented by you. 11 years
by tsahyt 14y ago
> very hard to believe there's a patent system anywhere that doesn't require you to attest that the thing your applying to patent was invented by you.
11 years ago a man from Australia patented the wheel. It's obvious he didn't invent it. You can basically patent anything in some countries as long as there's not yet an existing patent.
- jrmg 14y agoPresuming this is not just an urban legend, being granted a patent doesn't mean it's valid. No one who managed to get a patent on the wheel would be able make it stand up in any court.
- tsahyt 14y agoSource: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn965-wheel-patented-in-australia.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn965-wheel-patented-in-... Seems legit. But you're right, it won't stand up in any court.
- gst 14y agoIt won't? Let's assume it comes to a Jury trial and we get another Jury that doesn't need to look at prior art. I don't mean that as a joke. If it's possible to trick a patent examiner by making complets so complicated that he doesn't understand them, why shouldn't it be possible to trick a Jury?
- politician 14y agoOne typically has to pay to seek remedy from a court.
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- Natsu 14y agoIn the US, a stick was patented. To be precise, "An apparatus for use as a toy by an animal, for example a dog, to either fetch carry or chew includes a main section with at least one protrusion extending therefrom that resembles a branch in appearance." http://www.google.com/patents/US6360693 http://www.google.com/patents/US6360693 It was issued on Mar 26, 2002. It had an interesting history after being issued, too.
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