[Vo]:first to file vs. first to invent

2011-03-11 Thread Harry Veeder
First-to-File vs. First-to-Invent: Who Really Benefits from Changing the U.S. Patent System? http://tinyurl.com/47mrehh http://www.generalpatent.com/first-file-vs-first-invent-who-really-benefits-changing-u-s-patent-system harry

Re: [Vo]:first to file vs. first to invent

2011-03-11 Thread Harry Veeder
the science community to begin tests of his discovery. Harry    - Original Message From: Harry Veeder hlvee...@yahoo.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 4:35:16 PM Subject: [Vo]:first to file vs. first to invent First-to-File vs. First-to-Invent: Who Really

Re: [Vo]:first to file vs. first to invent

2011-03-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: In terms of timing, the role of the patent office should be to decide who *published* the idea first, That would be difficult to prove. It is easy to fake a publication. Especially if you are talking about a printed book anyone can print one now with a date from five years

Re: [Vo]:first to file vs. first to invent

2011-03-11 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: Especially if you are talking about a printed book anyone can print one now with a date from five years ago. That is roughly when Print On Demand printing began. It is easy to identify a perfect-bound Print On Demand book but I doubt anyone can say exactly how old it is. You could