Re: WHY TO GO BERNSTEIN

From: Peter Fairbrother (zenadsl6186_at_zen.co.uk)
Date: 10/20/03 

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:16:35 +0100

Bill Unruh wrote

> In the UK I guess they could just slap your application with a secrecy
> order and then refuse the patent, whichyou could presumably not talk to
> anyone about.

They issue a "secret" patent.

It's really bad news if it happens to you. The invention can be patented
elsewhere. You still get the UK rights, _if_ the patent is declassified, but
not the rights in other countries.

To get a UK patent you have to not tell anyone before the 6 weeks is up. You
can't apply for a patent in other countries, though there is a Europatent
now.

It may have changed - it's 25 years since I applied for a patent. But
looking at the UK patent office site, I see: "You need to obtain security
clearance from the UK Patent Office before you can apply for a patent
abroad.", so it's probably not changed much. 

-- 
Peter Fairbrother

Relevant Pages

  • Re: [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not?
    ... > allowing people to illegally use it in countries where they are not ... > a patent and making yourself and other liable along the way. ... kernel in France because AFAIK it is illegal to use encryption there. ... send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: Business partner wanted
    ... Neil, just a note to say that you look in your area of expertise hard ... something better and patent it. ... you as good at patent searching and understanding patent claims as is ... countries) and the 3rd world countries in general is huge, ...
    (comp.cad.solidworks)
  • Re: Patent victory!
    ... All it means is that there isn't a single European-wide patent law. ... Many EU countries still have their own patent laws. ... If someone in Europe ...
    (borland.public.delphi.non-technical)
  • Re: Open hardware wireless cards
    ... We can ignore those countries. ... of the chipset is not to be worried about. ... The other patent issue is the 802.11 standard itself. ... send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: [OT] use of patented algorithms in the kernel ok or not?
    ... >> What about the obvious Kconfig option? ... allowing people to illegally use it in countries where they are not ... a patent and making yourself and other liable along the way. ... send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
Quantcast