OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote:
This confirms what I have suspected for a long time. Rossi's biggest
problem is that he does not have viable intellectual property protection.
He is floundering around trying to find a way to sell his product, while
protecting it with trade secrets rather than a patent.
I suspect many skeptics are likely to claim that your suspicions
are... how shall I put it, nothing more than making up elaborate
excuses to cover up for Rossi's quirky behavior.
This does not strike me as elaborate. It is straightforward. Quite
understandable. This same problem has bedeviled every other researcher,
after the US Patent Office made it their official policy not to review
or allow any patents on cold fusion, on June 5, 1989.
Nevertheless, the art
of disinformation should never be underestimated, both in warfare and
during peace times.
Rossi's patent looks worthless to me. I don't see how he _could have_
any intellectual property.
If I were him, I would be working frantically to file another patent. I
have no idea whether he is doing this or not.
- Jed
