On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 07:23:58PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
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> From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > variable terms depending on the item and the quality of the invention).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> As far as 5 years go; in the industries that I am familiar with, five years
> is a short time for patents. It probably takes at least a couple of years
> to develop, and that just leaves about 3 years of coverage. Remember, the
> patent application must be made before any disclosure of the ideas in the
> patent or the first commercial use.
> But not things with high NRE associated with development. If a lead of a
Yes, things with high NRE. How about (D)ARPANET?
> Drugs are a classic example of this. Once a drug has passed clinical
> trials, the cost of copying is much smaller than the cost of
> development. Further, there's no risk in copying.
Is there risk in searching for cancer cures? I suppose NIH doesn't take
any risks with their billions of $$ spent ?
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Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
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