Also re item (2), a friend of mine said, over 50 years ago now, that you can't patent a law of nature, otherwise you'd have to pay royalties to the estate of Sir Isaac Newton every time an apple fell on your head.
John Newman From: Teslaalset [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 September 2012 12:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Vo]:Brillouin Energy patent granted in China Item (2) is also kind of strange b.t.w. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Teslaalset <[email protected]> wrote: Interesting. According to the Chinese Patent website (SIPO), I found following info : --------------------------------- What kind of invention cannot be patented in China? China Patent refuse the following categories: According to Article 5 and Article 25 of the China Patent Law, the following items are unpatentable in China: (1) any invention-creation that is contrary to the laws of the state or social morality or that is detrimental to public interest (2) scientific discoveries; (3) rules and methods for mental activities; (4) methods for the diagnosis or for the treatment of diseases; (5) animal and plant varieties; (6) substances obtained by means of nuclear transformation. For processes used in producing products referred to in items (4) of the preceding paragraph, patent right may be granted in accordance with the provisions of this Law. -------------------------------------- Look at (6). This seems in contradiction with a granted patent of Brillioun Ref: <http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English2008/FAQ/200904/t20090408_449725.html> http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English2008/FAQ/200904/t20090408_449725.html On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:36 AM, Ruby <[email protected]> wrote: http://coldfusionnow.org/brillouin-energy-patent-granted-in-china/ -- Ruby Carat [email protected] www.coldfusionnow.org
