And then, I guess if he can find an instance of the idea beng used
prior to the issue of the opposing patent, he might have a bit of
leverage.
But risky.

RP

On 28/08/07, alan smith <micro_eng2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Good point.  I think he is just planning on keeping this in the US market=
 for now (has to do NRTL but isnt too excited about doing CE certs)
>
> Tomas Larsson <tomas@tlec.se> wrote:  Here in Europ=E9 he wouldn't succed=
 with a patent, because the do require a
> certain height of the invention, a new patent isn't enough.
> I US you can patent everything ant loose big-tme in courts.
> A european Patent is much safer, because you can be pretty certain that t=
he
> stuff is unique, an a "real" invention, not just a mod of existing stuff.
> How I know, well, going down thar road at the moment, got Swedish Patent,
> which is probably the difficultiest thing in the world to get.
> Waiting for the EU-patent to go through.
>
> With best regards
>
> Tomas Larsson
> Sweden
> http://www.tlec.se
> http://www.ebaman.com
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> Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
>
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> > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of David VanHorn
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:53 PM
> > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> > Subject: Re: [OT] patent question - packaging enough to make
> > a difference?
> >
> > He probably can get a patent for it.
> > The current USPTO seems to be rubber-stamping anything that
> > will or won't work, and if it's prior-arted back to
> > Gallileio, then so much the better.
> >
> > The more interesting question is what he might be able to get
> > out of the patent, business-wise.
> >
> > Can't answer that one.
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