Colin Sharpe wrote: > --- James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Even assuming you could successfully search all >> patents, what about prior art that hasn't been >> patented? As I recall, someone managed to patent >> the wheel a while back. Then there are inventions >> that have been patented elsewhere... >> > > Patent searching software is pretty well developed > these days. > And ironically enough, it's the one thing that is most discouraged from my readings by lawyers. Searching them out, in addition to having to understand the legal jargon, destroys any sort of claim of "independent innovation", not to mention that it triples fines.
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