Subj : Re: Protecting your code
To   : comp.programming
From : Giannis Papadopoulos
Date : Tue Aug 02 2005 06:14 pm

mr_reznat@yahoo.com wrote:
> ECRIA's comments regarding patents are generally correct, but a few
> details not quite right.
> 
> As ECRIA wrote, if you are interested in filing a patent application,
> take a look at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site or
> contact a registered patent attorney or patent agent.  A directory of
> patent attorneys and patent agents is available on the USPTO web site.
> 
> 
> Note that USPTO fees for filing a patent application and pursuing it
> through to an issued patent are typically about $2000; and only about
> 2/3rds of all patent applications result in issued patents.  If you use
> a patent attorney or a patent agent, legal fees can be an additional
> $5000 to $10,000.
> 
> Also a patent, like a copyright or a trademark, essentially just gives
> you the right to sue someone else for using your intellectual property.
>  You need to enforce your own intellectual property rights by
> negotiating or taking the other party to court.
> 

Or you don't file a patent and stop this rubbish trend which is against 
common sense.

-- 
one's freedom stops where other's begin

Giannis Papadopoulos
http://dop.users.uth.gr/
University of Thessaly
Computer & Communications Engineering dept.

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