Michael,
The patent rights have certainly passed into the public
domain by now. In the US at that time, a patent was valid
for 17 years from the date of issue.
Many products we see on the market today bear the numbers
of expired patents. The philosophy behind patents is to
encourage the teaching of the patentable material to the
public by granting a monopoly for the term of the patent.
once the term of the patent expires the exclusive right
to make, license, import, etc. expire and anyone can use
the technology.
Scott
67 TR4A
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:14:20 +1000 "Michael Gajic"
<michaelgajic@hotmail.com> writes:
> Sumner,
>
> Its probably a replica of the patent notices found on TR6s. See page
> 119 of
> Piggot's book for a picture. I think Stags and other Triumphs of
> that period
> had similar notices.
>
> I wonder who holds the rights to those patents now?
>
> Regards,
> Michael Gajic
>
>
> >From: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
> >Reply-To: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
> >To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Triumph decal question
> >Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:06:09 -0400
> >
> >I won a meager door prize at Day of Triumph. All the good stuff
> was
> >already
> >gone. It was a package of Triumph assorted adhesive-backed
> labels. It
> >includes Lucas battery and spark coil labels, and one I can't
> identify.
> >Can
> >you help? It is black and provides a list of Triumph patent
> numbers. It's
> >marked
> > Part Number 145313. It's not for my TR3 in any case, so anyone
> who
> >can identify it and expresses a need for it will get it mailed to
> them
> >right
> >away.
> >
> >By the way, is it considered bad form to cover my Sears label on my
> battery
> >with a Lucas
> >label? Will I get tarred and feathered at future car shows? It's
> been a
> >very reliable battery -- but of course as soon as I put the Lucas
> label on
> >it, it will die.
> >
> >Sumner Weisman
> >62 TR3B TSF263L
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