Alvaro Herrera wrote:
Joshua D. Drake wrote:
Karsten Hilbert wrote:
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:29:02AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
This is exactly what I was asking about. So my theoretical idea has
already been implemented. Now if only *all* my ideas were done for me by
the time I came up with them :)
Then you wouldn't be able to eventually patent them ;)
I think you are overly optimistic ;-)
You obviously haven't reviewed the US patent system. I just patented "A
textual method for conveying expression without using any standardized
language and only predetermined, but arbitrary symbols."
That's already patented by Microsoft.
No they patented:
A textual method for conveying expression without using standardized
language and only predetermined, but arbitrary symbols."
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