On Wed, 2012-07-25 at 11:14 -0600, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Patent in US has only 15 years life.
That is, unfortunately, incorrect, but the right answer isn't easy to figure out: http://www.patentlens.net/daisy/patentlens/2973.html > All those patent that you refer are too old and antiquated. The earliest 3D printing patents are, indeed, beginning to expire, so I expect to see a bunch of interesting developments in the DIY field. However, the fact that older patents expire does not mean that the companies haven't been busy filing derivative patents with similar claims. Following the patent trail up to the present time can provide hours of mingled admiration and horror ... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
