On Wed, 28 Sep 2011, Hsuanyeh Chang wrote:
"they can get a patent application published and serve for prior
art purposes for less than $200 of official fee (if less than 100
pages)... If the open source developer is rich enough to pursue
a patent, then he/she is free to grant or donate a non-exclusive
license of his/her patent right to the community. Without having
any patent rights handy, the open source community will forever
be a victim."
Could you kindly clarify this... Is there a two-step process, the
first step not normally costing more than $200, and then the
multi-thousand dollar fees only are required if one chooses to
pursue a full, final application? That first step does sound like
it could be helpful in regard to highlighting and protecting
prior art. Thanks.
-Stephen Ronan
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