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I love the fake "we can't show the name or number of our patents because of IP concerns" excuse. a.) If the patent is easy to work around then it's not worth t
by lyndonh 13y ago
I love the fake "we can't show the name or number of our patents because of IP concerns" excuse.
a.) If the patent is easy to work around then it's not worth the paper it's written on
b.) You can't be saying you don't want anyone to know the details because you're not going to defend the patent by taking legal action against infringers, because you've already published how the idea works
c.) If you're patenting it in order to stop someone else claiming the IP, then why care if everyone knows what the idea is ? Why not publish the idea online as a freely downloadable paper ?
- makomk 13y agoAlso, won't they have to mark the finished product with the patent numbers anyway if they want the patents to remain valid?
- andrewcooke 13y agothis really annoyed me with my latest iphone. so many patents engraved on the the thing that the screen was illegible except for a small space top right corner.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoNo. Patents are kept in force by paying the renewal fees. Adding patent numbers could mean that extra punitive damages are able to be sought as if copying can be proven it can also be shown that the infringer knew of the patents. Jurisdiction dependent.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoIf a person is an assignee for a patent then you can look it up in the USPTO or other regional database.