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What's the copyright on patents? Could this be done as an actual business?

by brador 11y ago

iDemonix 11y ago
As someone who is fairly good at this (I spend a fair bit of time creating vectors of old motorcycles for livery design), I'm also intrigued to know.
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olalonde 11y ago
According to http://patents.stackexchange.com/a/78 http://patents.stackexchange.com/a/78, "the text and drawings of a patent are typically not subject to copyright restrictions" (except when specifically accompanied by a copyright notice). So I suppose the answer is yes, this could be done as a business.
rgbrenner 11y ago
USPTO has the answer: http://www.uspto.gov/terms-use-uspto-websites.html http://www.uspto.gov/terms-use-uspto-websites.html Patents are published as part of the terms of granting the patent to the inventor. Subject to limited exceptions reflected in 37 CFR 1.71(d) & (e) and 1.84(s), the text and drawings of a patent are typically not subject to copyright restrictions. And if you follow the links to those laws, you'll see this: (d) A copyright or mask work notice may be placed in a design or utility patent application adjacent to copyright and mask work material contained therein. ... Inclusion of a copyright or mask work notice will be permitted only if the authorization language set forth in paragraph (e) of this section is included at the beginning (preferably as the first paragraph) of the specification. (e) The authorization shall read as follows: A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to (copyright or mask work) protection. The (copyright or mask work) owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all (copyright or mask work) rights whatsoever.

What's the copyright on patents? Could this be done as an actual business?

by brador 11y ago

What's the copyright on patents? Could this be done as an actual business?

As someone who is fairly good at this (I spend a fair bit of time creating vectors of old motorcycles for livery design), I'm also intrigued to know.

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olalonde 11y ago

According to http://patents.stackexchange.com/a/78 http://patents.stackexchange.com/a/78, "the text and drawings of a patent are typically not subject to copyright restrictions" (except when specifically accompanied by a copyright notice). So I suppose the answer is yes, this could be done as a business.

rgbrenner 11y ago

USPTO has the answer: http://www.uspto.gov/terms-use-uspto-websites.html http://www.uspto.gov/terms-use-uspto-websites.html Patents are published as part of the terms of granting the patent to the inventor. Subject to limited exceptions reflected in 37 CFR 1.71(d) & (e) and 1.84(s), the text and drawings of a patent are typically not subject to copyright restrictions. And if you follow the links to those laws, you'll see this: (d) A copyright or mask work notice may be placed in a design or utility patent application adjacent to copyright and mask work material contained therein. ... Inclusion of a copyright or mask work notice will be permitted only if the authorization language set forth in paragraph (e) of this section is included at the beginning (preferably as the first paragraph) of the specification. (e) The authorization shall read as follows: A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to (copyright or mask work) protection. The (copyright or mask work) owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all (copyright or mask work) rights whatsoever.