21 Jun
2004
21 Jun
'04
5:10 a.m.
>>>> "Mike" == Mike McFadden
<McFadden> writes:
Mike> Product documentation and schematics First hint "never divulge
Mike> all of the details in a patent".
Mike> Actually I know when we applied for patents and provided
Mike> details of a product we deliberately left out some key nuances
Mike> and facts so that somebody else could not totally reengineer
Mike> the product from the details. Much of the process of the
Mike> internal workings and timings was not detailed.
If a person "skilled in the art" cannot replicate your invention from
the patent description, then that patent is invalid.
I suspect this is hard to enforce, but (IANAL) that's what I'm told
the law says.
paul