Scott,
Yes, I recall much of that from Law School when my Patents lecturer used to
go on endlessly about the philosophical basis of the patents system. I never
really agreed with it though, and based on my experience with British cars I
don't think the public has gained all that much really ;-)
Regards,
Michael Gajic LLB
Sydney, Australia
>From: Scott Bloomer <flaedersaft@juno.com>
>To: michaelgajic@hotmail.com
>CC: sweisman@gis.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Triumph decal question
>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:52:43 -0500
>
>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
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