[sdiy] Patents

[Harry Bissell Jr]

You would not even need to publish... if you keep
accurate records of your work, and have them signed
by witnesses you could prove a "first to invent" if
necessary (USA).   

I believe the rest of the world uses "first to file"
so that could still be an issue.

Prior Art usually trumps all... so if you did publish
it would probably protect you, as well as disclosing
your work to everyone :^P

I'd suggest you write it up (if it is really good) and
submit to EDN magazine, or Electronic Design as a
"design ideas" or "Design briefs"... you would be paid
$100 if they publish it, and get famous like some
other
synth-diy people  (like mike irwin and myself :^)

H^) harry



--- Fredrik Carlqvist <ifrc at iar.se> wrote:

> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Has anyone here ever patented anything? Was it worth
> the money/effort? 
> 
> I was thinking the next best thing is to publish (as
> in on this list), so
> that no-one else can patent an idea you have. That
> way you don't get sued
> for using your own ideas. 
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> 
> Fredrik C
> 
>