Isn't if you writes program for say IBM, doesn't that mean they own it...and I assume patent it, right ?
Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Jan 11, 2013, at 10:53 AM, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > Most likely. And, given current trends, the "person" (usually a > company) with the patent doesn't really use it to actually _make_ > anything. They just use it to get "license fee" from people who > actually use it for something. This is known as a "patent troll". Or, > if the patent owner uses it to make something, they use the patent to > stop a competitor from developing some alternative device. "design > patents". > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Graham Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote: >> So if somebody invents something, anything, it's likely already patented? >> Graham Hobbs > > -- > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
