Patent violations?!

[Martin Czech]

AFAIK the patent claim starts at the date when the patent was 
send to the patent office. This is of course BEFORE it is 
published.

A patent is there to ensure that economic advantages 
of the invention flow to the inventor.
It has nothing to do with publishing.
As long as you don't make money using the advantages of the invention
that's ok.


m.c.


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:::Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 19:31:37 +0200
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:::From: René Schmitz <uzs159 at uni-bonn.de>
:::Subject: Patent violations?!
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:::Hi all,
:::
:::I'm looking forward to do some circuits, which are mainly based on 
:::patented stuff. But I don't want to infringe someone elses rights.
::: 
:::My questions: 
:::
:::How long does it take for a patent to become public domain?
:::And would I be allowed to publish a circuit to which patent rights are
:::still active? 
:::
:::Bye,
::: René
:::
:::
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