On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:58:11 -0500, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen writes: > > ...ideas can be patented if, and _only_ if... > > No. _Inventions_ can be patented etc, etc. 'Idea' is not a synonym > for'invention'. ..correct, and some innovations are not patented even if used commercially. Now, the legal definition of 'innovation' is also a variable, they are usually variants of the "new ideas that has technological effects when implemented" theme. (AFAIK, I'm not talking US patent law here, but "international".) ..and I also missed finishing this bit: > ..whether or not patentable ideas are viable commercially, is > consequently _irrelevant_ in all civilized jurisdictions, as > commerciability is not a technological effect on anything ...commerciability is not a technological effect of the idea, it may however provide a business opportunity that makes the patenting of the idea, a profitable investment. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
