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>this prevents the otherwise unprosecuted patents from becoming unenforceable at a later time because they were neglected or not tended. You're thinking of tra
by razzmataz 18y ago
>this prevents the otherwise unprosecuted patents from becoming unenforceable at a later time because they were neglected or not tended.
You're thinking of trademarks. Patents can't become unenforceable thru neglect... trademarks, though, can...
- cgranade 18y agoIANAL, but I think that there is a bit of an exception in the legal doctrine of promissory estoppel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel#Promissory_estoppel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estoppel#Promissory_estoppel), which says that one cannot withdraw a promise to another party that they have come to rely upon. If that promise is implied by inaction, it is still sometimes seen as a promise.