Eric, Piantelli's patents are professionally written have precision, logical consistency while Rossi's patent is the opposite. Peter
On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > From the perspective of IP strategy, Rossi was in a catch-22 in 2010. If > he fully disclosed in a patent application, he risked having the > application denied while simultaneously letting his trade secrets out into > the wild, where others could copy him without his having legal protection. > > In light of this conundrum, I see the 2010 patent application either as > something that was half-baked and drawn up without the benefit of competent > counsel, or possibly without heeding counsel; or, alternatively, like Jones > suggests, as a diversion. It would have been one of these two, because the > application itself is obviously inadequate, with misspellings and > meanderings into theory and so on. With regard to the possibility of > diversion, one question I have is whether a patent application that is > filed in bad faith (i.e., without the intention of really disclosing > something) will land you into difficulties later on, if you want to file a > bona fide application. My best bet at this point: Rossi decided to go it > on his own and didn't consult a good attorney and ended up improvising the > patent application with Focardi's help. He wanted to be coy, avoiding > giving away too much information, fully aware of the conundrum he was in, > but he didn't understand patent law enough at the time to avoid common > pitfalls and put together a solid application. > > Personally, I think the details of Rossi's 2010 patent application remind > me most of Piantelli's EU patent. > > Eric > > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > > >> The “noise” at USPTO on Rossi’s behalf could be designed to both to keep >> “something” in play, but additionally to also provide a high level of >> disinformation to patent trolls who have already tried to “claim jump” >> Rossi. > > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I also agree that Rossi has failed to completely disclose his invention. >> He is in a real catch-22. > > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
