--- On Tue, 11/23/10, Daniele Ricci <daniele.ath...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 21:01, Bryan
> Petty <etie...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > A patent (6031525) was already filed
> for
> > Quickwriting in 1999/2000:
> > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6031525.html
> >
> The
> patent office
> will realize it on its own, right?
There's sarcasm in that question, isn't there? Usually the patent office
doesn't know or (bother to?) find out.
The applicant for a duplicate patent also does not want to know or find out,
because in that case they can be hold for triple damages in case of a complaint
from the original patent holder.
For similar reasons there is little incentive for the original "inventor" to
raise a flag before the other becomes successful: it takes trouble with
probably little returns. It is worth much more in damages to complain after the
(so called) copycat became successful.
Good luck with this quest!
Boudewijn
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