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Patent holder disagrees
I have ten patents. All of them are ideas I've had on how to do things in the future. They are not far-fetched, just technically impossible right now. However, I believe that within the next ten years, they will be possible. Once they are, I can make money of licensing them. I could be rich if just one makes it that far.

However, I think what I did should not be possible. I have no clue how to actually accomplish these ideas. Yet, I have the patent for them. I did this simply because I can. I have sent the patents to several congressmen to show how messed up the patent system is. I hope they take a serious look at them and make an effort the end patenting ideas. Ideas are for copyrights, not patents. Patents are for processes and methods specifically laid out in function. Not ambiguous ideas that aren't even possible at this time.
Posted by: openMind   Posted on: 11/29/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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If (and it's a big if) the patents...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
Where does it say otherwise?  IT_User | 11/24/04
Never said there was...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
When a bunch of lawyers come knocking on your door ...  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
Been there, done that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
You are unbelievable! (NT)  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
Why? Because I deal in real business and you don't?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
I have my own company (NT)  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
And how many patents do you hold or applied for?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
it it not the quanity no-ax  JasonL31 | 11/26/04
You Are Being Just Plain Silly!  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
Yes you are, but that's ok, I understand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
Whay should we be forced to spend money . . .  openMind | 11/29/04
I hope the above situation will finally start to get the attention ...  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
Really? How so?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
Past, present or future?  seosamh_z | 11/24/04
Go away? No. Reform? Absoluteley!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
So I guess owning a patent makes you a big man. (NT)  P. Douglas | 11/24/04
I can see why you would think so. But no, I'm a businessman.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
So what?  seosamh_z | 11/24/04
Power to the people? PULEASE...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
People should be powerless?  seosamh_z | 11/25/04
All this B.S. from a farmboy  AbsolutelyNot | 11/29/04
Joe, you might as well  IT_User | 11/24/04
Patent holder disagrees  openMind | 11/29/04
It's the lawyers  seosamh_z | 11/24/04
Lawyers force Novell to sue???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
Different  seosamh_z | 11/24/04
Good grief, how wrong can you be?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
The purpose of a patent  B.O.F.H. | 11/24/04
AND . . .  openMind | 11/29/04
Yes, far too fast.  seosamh_z | 11/25/04
Not as wrong as you  AbsolutelyNot | 11/29/04
Patent suit?  IT_User | 11/24/04
You must be thinking of the WordPerfect suit. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/25/04
Let me help you folks a bit.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
Not quite  IT_User | 11/24/04
Go Away?  openMind | 11/29/04
The fact this company went bankrupt speaks volumes  hipparchus2000 | 11/25/04
guess they feel they should of paid to use these patents  JasonL31 | 11/26/04

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