On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
The patents will have to expire. The knowledge of how to make them will > have to spread. > I have been wanting to get to the patents before too long. I know very little about patents at this point. But I would not be surprised if the existing patents are all encumbered by details that will invalidate them. Andrea Rossi and Defkalion appear to be the only ones with practicable devices at this point. I am unaware of any intellectual property filed by Defkalion -- they appear to want to keep the details a trade secret instead. Rossi's patent makes reference to specific isotopes of nickel, and the nickel isotopes may be an unessential or even unimportant detail. So I would not be surprised if the technology breaks out into the mass market before a patent can be defended. If that happens, manufacturers will have to compete on the basis of quality, price, brand name, etc., rather than rely upon an IP strategy. This may be distressing for some who wanted to make billions. But if the details mentioned by or in connection with Rossi and Defkalion are to be taken at face value, it seems they will already have derived a substantial reward for their efforts through the various collaborations with large multinationals and other organizations that are suggested to be underway. Eric
