>I wonder why the US has gone so far from the original >principles of patents? Imho because people work less with their hands and more with their heads, and they are trying to capitalize on it by extending an old idea. It does not work so far. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads